Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-16
DEsERET EVENING NEWS, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 16, 1901

decay Of the Roman empire are so
treated as to emphasize the unity and
continuity Of the narrative. The work
is admirably adapted to the needs of
secondary school courses. Specially
helpful to the student Is the series of
progressive maps. which show In the
plalnest and most graphic manner and
IN detail the steps In the expansion of
the Roman domlnions. A noteworthy
feature of the book Is It's description of
the character Of the Roman people at
different periods of their history, and
we are very glad to see that the treat
ment OF their wars and conquests has
not diminished the space allotted to the
progress Of their civilization as shown
In their manners and morals. In their
literature, art religion and law The
maps show the location Of every place
mentioned IN the text, and include plans
Of the more important battles. The IL"
Illustrations are very attractive and in
clude the more noted specimens Of Ro-
man architecture and an unusually
complete collection Of portraits of dis
tlnguished men and the emperors, re-
produced from authentic busts and
statues. The style in which the matter
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tive, the arrangement Is logical and
systematic, and We can commend the
book as wen to the general reader as 20
tho student and teacher Of history
American Book company, New York,
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Manual Of the Constitution Of the
United States. by Israel Ward Andrews,
ID. LID. Revised by Homer Morris,
LIB, Of the Cincinnati bar
For twenty-five years Andrews Man
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we are glad to see that I'm this addition
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In all particulars. The original publlca-
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| courts. and the important statutes cal
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| as our Island Possessions, the Inter-
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| Against Trusts, and the Civil Service
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| Elements of Latin Is by VIM. r. Har-
| per, Ph,D., DID, LID, President OF
the University Of Chicago, and leaac Is.
Burgess, A. NJ, Academy Of the Uniyer-
slty Of Chicago, formerly Of the Boston
| Latin school,
II givesus great pleasure to announce a
| publication prepares as the present vol
ume. The arrangement, grading. scope
and Typography are all excellent In
the Introductory lessons there are given
carefully selected forms and rules, so
that when the text Of Caesar Is taken
up no large number Of new forms or
| syntactical rules will meet the pupil
The pupil is early introduced to the
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with the practice Of the best Latin In
structors Of the present day The text
covers the invasions Of Britain and
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