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Poems of Frances Guignard Gibbes
The Neale Publishing Company. 431
Eleventh Street. N. W., Washington,
D. C. Cloth vols. The author of this
little book of poems, Miss Frances
Guignard Gibbes, is South Carolin-
ian. who has resided In Washington
two years. Those who read her poems
will agree that she has the true poetic
gift. The following affords some evil
dence of her genius:
heed no count of mortal years, my
heart
Is young as yonder song-his first love-
song
That bird is singing as he scars. with
strong,
Swift wing beats. mighty in his love;
my heart
Loves with his, soaring, too, and is a
part
OF his deep joyousness. sit among
The grasses, mid the new-blown buds,
and long
Tin longing makes all sense of self
depart,
And am young and tender with the
Of spring. Out in the world there form
Communion. In the nighttime, with
the sod
For resting place, 1 soar from spirits
tomb
To feel the grand, hushed stiffness of
the stars,
And l am Youth Eternal, one with
God.
"Flagg's A Writer of Attic Prose"
BY Isaac Flagg, Associate Professor
of Greek in the University of Califor-
mia. Flexible cloth. ~ mo, pages viii
221. Price. $1.OO. American Book Conn
pany, New York. Many of the leading
teachers of Greek have found that the
writing of Attic prose is best taught
by SUSTAIN including the copying of
the text by the page or paragraph; the
writing of Greek by hearing from die
tation;- re- translation. or writing from
memory; and reconciliation, partly
from memory and partly from imita-
ton. This book is based upon such
plan of instruction, and furnishes all
the Necessary materials and assistance
therefor.
"Baird's Graded Work in Arithme-
tic-Eighth Year" by S. w. Baird,
principal Franklin Grammar School,
Wilkesbarre, Pa. Cloth, 12mo, 159
pages. Price, 25 cents American
Book Company, New York This vol
ume is the last of the eight book Sc
ries, completing a remarkably we'll |
graded and comprehensive grammar
school course in arithmetic. 1t be-
gins with review nf ha oil
parts of the lower books, and then
furnishes thorough treatment, with
applications, of percentage and inter- |
est, including also exercises on the
metric system, the elementary prin>
ciples of algebra, involution, evolu-
ton and mensuration.
prices Observations and Exercises
on the Weather" by James A. Price. |
A. NJ, price, 80 cents. American Book
Company, New York. Our weather is
a subject on which there is more spec |
ulation and less knowledge than on |
almost any other common series of |
Here is a manual, intend |
ed to supplement secondary school |
work in Physical Geography, which |
offers a brief course for the record
ing of accurate observations, and the !
deducing therefrom of probable |
weather changes.
Martins Civil Government of the
United states-Revised Edition" BY |
George Fl. Martin, A. M, supervisor of |
Boston. Cloth, limo, 1886 |
pages. Price, 80 cents. American Book
New York. The present edi-
ton of this standard text book brings
1t up to date by embodying all recent
and statutory changes,
and by selecting illustrations of a
timely character. Its statement of /
principles is full; its plan is compre-
hensive, embracing the national adj
as we'll as all logical or
it's historical method is
logical, showing not only what our
free institutions are, but also why they
are by tracing their development; and
it's arrangement is topical. thus aid
ing the teacher in assigning lessons,
and the scholar in studying and re-
them.
THE Pageant and Ceremony of the
of Their Majesties King
Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in
Abbey" BY Charles
Eyre Pascoe, author of London of To-
day" Crown svo 300 pages, pages in
colors, numerous black-and- white illus
trations. and specially designed cover.
81. 40 net This timely and beautiful
book gives a complete account of the
Rites and Ceremonies, and
state pageants. In this respect ii will
provide an entertaining and useful
book for the day, and an attractive IL
ustrated memento for the morrow. The
author has had unusual facilities for
making it authoritative; and will be
found eminently desirable for the IL
Orary and home, of peculiar interest TO
general readers, and an interesting and
valuable book of reference. The coro-
nation of their Majesties King Edward
VII and Queen Alexandra. in the an
,ient Abbey OF Westminster, is, as ev-
cry one knows. to be the great event
If the month of June of London's sea-
son, 1902 No similar event has taken
place I'm England for period of sixty
our years. In widespread interest, not
merely as regards the United Kingdam
md the empire generally, but as re-
yards America. the pageant is likely
- excel all others of recent time,
splendid and impressive as many have
been.
A Lay Thesis on Bible Wines by Ed
ward r. Emerson, Merritt & Baker,
Eli East Sixteenth street, New York
aty. Cloth rs cents. This thesis will
interest all Of those who