The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-07-01

Todd's New Astronomy. By David P Todd. n.
A., Ph. D.. Professor Of Astronomy and Director
OF the Observatory, Amherst College. Cloth, 12m
800 pages. Illustrated. Price $780, Americas
Book Company, New York, Cincinnati, and Chi
cago. This new astronomy 1s designed to meet
the present requirements of school and students
1or practical and scientific textbook IN this i'm
portant and most interesting study.
Stories of Indiana BY Maurice Thompson
Cloth, 12mc, 296 pages Illustrated. Price, 80
| cents. American Book Company, New York.
Cincinnati and Chicago The stories of Indiana
contained in this book furnish correct and stri-
king outllne|of the history of Indiana from the
earliest explorations down to the present time
Its sketches are as vivid as the Lie they repre-
sent and they reproduce, in striking manner
the atmosphere and feeling Of the early times.
Natural Advanced Geography by Jacques W.
Redway, F. R. G.. s., and Russell Hinmar.
Large quarto 100 pages with numerous illustra-
t1ous. American Book Company, New York
Cincinnati and Chicago. The publication Of This
book 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 the authors were
| guided by the Recommendations OF committee
of dfteen-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 a systematic and practical N.dy Of
man in relation to his environment
Short Course in Natural Music by Frederick
81. Ripley and Thomas Taper. Book One. Ror
Elementary Grades. Price IS cents. Book Two
For Advanced Grades. Nearly ready. American
Book Company New York, Cincinnati and Chi
| cago. The remarkable success Of the Natural
Music Course has encouraged the preparation, by
its authors, OF Short Course consisting OF two
books, designed for graded or ungraded schools in
! which more complete course is deemed uhneces-
| sary or lmpracticable. In both books familiar
songs are made the basis Of elementary music in.
| etruction. These songs are such should be
known and enjoyed by every pupil in the land, as
lin addition to the technical instruction which they
I Illustrate, they tend to establish love and ap
probation of music in all who sing them.
The Beginners Latin Book. BY James s. Smi-
| ley. A. M. (Harvard) and Helen L. Storke, A. B.
! (Vassar) Instructors in Greek and Latin in the
Cleveland West High School. Cloth, 1amo. sss
| pages. Price s1.0o. American Book Company,
! New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago. This book
! is different in some essential points from every
| other designed for beginners now in use in our
schools. Its aim is to make the pupils first years
WORK in Latin one OF pleasure as weI.as profit. To
secure this end no pains have been spared to keep
the interest Of the pupil constantly awake by the
variety OF the work and the attracti:eness o. its
presentation. The vocabulary is made up largely
| of words common to Caesar, Nepos, and the Viri
Romae, and has been selected with great care from
those found most frequently in these sourses.
The Story of the Great Republic by H. A. Guer-
Der. author Of Story Of the CHOSEN People, Story
| OF the Greeks, Story of the Romans, Story OF the
Thirteen Colonies, etc. Cloth, 12mo, s32 pages,
! Illustrated. Price IS cents. American Book
| Company, New York, CINCINNATI, Chicago In
| this book the author aims to make the history Of
our country from the framing Of the Constitution
down to the present day as interesting and in
structive to children as possible. In order to do
this in the most effective way, important events
have been treated not mere historical facts but
| as the deeds Of living men. Many stories and
| anecdotes are introduced ut intervals throughout
the book, thus giving it b distict1y personal tone
The children are thus made familiar with GU
greatest men. whom it is hoped they will learn to
! love, honor, and emulate.
The versatility Of the composers of the tighter
and more popular forms o, songs and instrument
Al music is amply shown by the variety contained
III the new music for the current month Start
ing with the broadly comic OF which their are two
specimens, "Buy and Buv," (Wnl A. Heelan)
and ''The Waldorf-'Hyphen'-A - (Jsck
son Gouraud); We are led by irregular graduation,
to the utra-sent1mental, which takes the form of
I'm the Shadow OF the Rockies" Jefferson & r.
ving), and MANDY Lee" (Thurland Chattaway).
both particularly good specimens of their class
Then is the song of the lovelorn and assertive
swain, who sings that "There are Other Girls. but
None Like Mine,' dan Packard), and the DIG
duction Of the descriptive writer; in this case q
''story song'' called Your Mothers Wedding
Ring" &C. D. Bingham). The admirers of .cosn.
sones'' are also we'll provided for; Forget It.
Don't You Care ~ Civilians & Walker). and Use
Workin'-Tse Hustlin'," powers & Gonraud), at.
testing that the darky dtty is as irrepressible as
ever while the juvenile contigent is looked after
in Columbia Ann" (Maribel Seymour), clever
child cong. Published by Howlsy, Havilrnd g. Co.
Broadway, n. T.. -
The admirers of popular music have an ample
range OF subjects and styles to choose from in the
issues for June, amostevery phase Of musical and
lyrical composition being represented. Those
sentimentay llinclined will find much to please
them In 1.-THE Old Home I Loved Long Years
Ago." fR. NJ. Stults], ard ''Tbe Old New Eng
land Farm of Other Days." [s,iles & Fnrst1 both |
effective and meritorious songs OF their class. |
miss Amorinta Jackson's Promenade" ECole |
& Johnson], mo Cake Comes Too High For Me. -
freed & Singh, Jr1 and Il Don't Want No Jo- |
nah Hangin' Round,'' Hugh Csnnonl, are all
fine examples Of the ever present .'coon-song" |
and will probably achieve widespread popularity |
1.-THE New York Girl" [Chattaway d Jeromel |
and ION the Piers at Night" burke & saddlerl. (
are both very good specimens Of the waltz-song'
the former particularly being very pleasing and
catchy composition. Those to whom comic songs
appeal will enjoy '.Dear Old Friends nv. D
HALL, and '.Yuba Dam" NV D. HALL, real human
pervadng both, and making them funny in more
than name-a condition often absent in so-cal1et.
''comic" songs. Published by Howiey, Haviland /
& Co., New York City,]