The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-08-05

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The story of the English. By H. 81. GuerAr
author of ''Story of the Romans, f.'Story of the
Greeks" etc. Cloth. IL mo 3s6 pages, IL
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
not included in larger works are interspersed
with these stories not only because they ase in
teres1ing in themselves, but because they are %
frequently used in art and literature that famili
az1ty With chem has become Indispensable
Applied Physiology for Advanced Grades
Including the Effects Of Alcohol and Narcotics
By Frank Overton. A. NJ, M. D., Late House
Surgeon to the City Hospital. New York Cloth.
II mo, 4as pages. With Illustrations and >Dia-
grams. Price, 80 cents. American Book Com
panp. New York. Cincinnati and Chicago. This
book represents new and radical departure from
the old time method pursued IN teaching physlol-
ogy. 1t begins with the study Of the cells Of the
body a. the units in which life exists and acts aLa
9TH this as the basis Of treatment, shows their
relation to all the elements Of the human body
and all the processoof human action. 10
Tue Aeyoote u tuo tSe@sAous su1ouS"o~" t09
book. 1919
Plato's Apology Of Socrates, Critic ana part OF
the Phaedo, with Introduction Commentary. and
Critical Appendix. BY Rev. G. 4. Kitchel. H. A.
Instructor in Greek in Yale Univereity. Flexible,
cloth, 12mo, 1853 pages. Price S1.25. American
Book Company, New York. Cincinnati. and Chi
cago. In this volume the works Of Plato, usually
given in editions for school use are supplemented
by part OF the narrative of the Phaedo, describ-
ing the last sayings and doings ofSocrates. This
account of how Doble the great philosopher bore
himself in his trial and while under temptation to
escape from prison 10 t! Us rounded out BY the
picture Of the serenity and courage with which he
drank the fatal hemlock and met death calmly
and cheerfully, unm6Ied even by the enereatics
and tears Of his friends. 49,
Natural Advanced GEOGRAPHY by Jacques ".
Roadway, F. r. G. s., and Russell Hinmar
Large quarto 1850 pages with numerous llluslra-
tious.. American Book Company. New York
Cincinnati and Chicago. The publication OF this
look completing the series known as 1.-THE Natu.
raj Biographies" marks an epoch in the Study
and teaching Of geography in this country. Like
the elementary book. its mechanical execution
represents the highest type OF bookmaking. In
the preparation OF the work tae authors were
guided by the recommendations OF a committee
OF ffteep-a Committee consisting OF leading edu-
Gators. together with several of the best known
geographers OF the country. The result has been
q book that is systematic and practical H.oy Of
man in relation to his environment.
The Lincoln Literary Collection, designed TO
schooiroom and family circle, by j. P. Nc
Caskey, editor ,:of tbs Pennsylvania Schoc,
Journal, cloth. 12mo. SIG pages, price s1.O0
American Book Company, New York, Cincinnati.
and Chicago. This volume has been named in
honor Of Abraham Lincoln, who was noted for
bis 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
tngs. His spirit felt. an affinity for all that was
choice and noble in literature and In human
nature Many of the selections presented n THE
book are those which were his favorites, among
others that poem which he so often quoted, and.
Of which he knew 50 profoundly the meaning
oh, why should the spirit OF mortal ha proud,"
Baldw'n's School Readers, or School Reading by
Grades. By James Baldwin, Ph.. D., Editor of
:.Harper's Readers" author Of '.Old Greeks Stor-
es, - 'Old Stories of the East,'' 1.-The Book
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constructed on new plan and possesses many or
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One Of these is the division Of tho series into
eight books.-one for each year or grade below
the high school. This division 10 peculiarly we'll
adapted to city village graded schools. Tor the
Of all who may prefer them in that
form, combined series Of i've books 10 issued,
this number Of books having been found by exper-
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echoolA
Birds Of the United States "A Manual for the
of Species East Of the Rocky Mount
aims by Austin 9. Apgar author Of ''Trees Of the
United Statee,'' etc. Cloth, 12mo, with numerous
Americu Book Company New York
and Chicago. The object Of this book
10 to encourage the study Of birds by making It .
pleasant and easy task. The treatment, while tho
roughly semitic and accurate. is interesting aoH
popular in form and attractive to the reader Tha
special descriptions Of the different species OF
birds have been prepared with great care and
present several advantages over those in other
books. They are short and 30 expressed that they
may be recalled readily while looking at the bird
They are thus especially adapted for field use