The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-04

SIELl1NG. lSN ~. ~. NUM-. Sioth'
12mo, 176 pages. Price. 20 cents.
Also i'm two parts. each Is cents.
American Book Company. New
York. Cincinnati. and Chicago.
This little book is admirably adapt
ed to assist the pupil in using words
correctly in speech, in oral reading,
and i'm written composition. Its eX-
ercses cover a wide range in both
methods and matter.
WALLACH'S HISTORICAL AND
BIOGRAPHICAL NARRATIVES.
BY Isabel IL. Wallach. Cloth, 12mo..
100 pages, with illustrations. Price.
s5 cents. American Book Company,
New York. Cincinnati. and Chicgo.
This latest addition to the popular
series of Eclectic School Readings con-
tains sixty-five sketches of the prom
inent characters of history, from
Egypt, China, and India. through
Grecian and Roman times. to mediae-
val and modern Europe. The stories
are brief simply told, and interesting.
MAXWEIlL'S ELEMENTARY GRAM
MAR. BY William III. Maxwell. Nj:
A.. LII. d., City superintendent OF
schools. New York City. Cloth
12mo. POS pages. Price. 40 cents
American Book Company, New
York, Cincinnati and Chicago.
A brief but comprehensive book,
which presents as much of the sclshce
of grammar with it's applications as
is taught in primary and grammar
school A rule or principle may be
easily deduced from each lesson, ana
copious examples are given to nus
trate the topics taken un. Inc method
of combining analysis ana parslhS Is
worthy of special attention. Inc or
der of subjects is in Accord with the
hi
Mr.. Jav cambridge has been en-
gagged upon a series of Illustrations IN
tints for Mr.. Alfred Henry Lewiss
Forthcoming novel The PRESIDENT
which will be published in September
by A. S. Barnes & Co.
A new book by Mrs. Ruth McEnery
Stuart. '"I'he Rivers Children is In
preparation for issue early in the au-
tumn. This is to be illustrated by
Harry c. Edwards. Fanny \. Cory
has just made the pictures Tor an IL
Illustrated edition of sonny, by Mrs.
Stuart. This is probably Mrs. Stuarts
most popular book. 1t was printed Tor
the thirteenth time in February last.
The great Exposition at st. Louis.
nv far the largest that the world has
ever SEEN covers practically the entire
range of human knowledge. The at
TEMPT of a single individual to cover
the most important of its features re-
ouires the consideration OF science. art
mechanical invention. literature, gov
ornamental processes. education. mill
tarv affairs, hygiene. agriculture, an
chronology, transportation, mining
household affairs, ct cetera, incluilnS
the latest in invention and discovery.
I'm Twenty-Five articles in the Septem-
Der number of The Cosmopolitan,
Mr.. John Brisben Walker gives TO the
world the result of his personal stu
dies at the Exposition. dictated TO
stenograplrerS at the time.
The form of exercise adopted by MI.
Francis Lynde. the author OF that eH-
citing story, The CRATER, is, to say the
least. unusual. His recreation is
building a stone wall for Few hours
each afternoon. AT Such inoileil.a ne
frankly admits that he is a fit subject
for Homeric mirth: stripped to an
undershirt, mortared trousers, lime
eaten shoes. a battered old hat, an
Irishman's clay pipe with the stem
broken off.
The other day man and two young
women came along in the Wall-pulid-
ing interval. They stood just OUTSIDE
the boundary and gazeu; anu lhe
colloquy was touching.
One of the maidens: ooh, no; that
cant be Mr.. Lynde. the author!
The man: "But / tell you it u.s.
know him."
The other maiden: "Pll never be-
lieve it. It's impossible. Why that Is
n stone mason and-and he's Irish.
The man (who doesn't like to De
loubted): "Ill prove it," (Shouts):
How are you, Mr.. Lynde?
The stone mason. WY, Hello-
Smith, Is that you? Won't you come
in and look OH %
The man: mo, 1 guess not. YOU
you seem to be busy. Some other
time, perhaps" (They move OH:
The two maidens Gin chorus): MY
goodness? How positively dreadful.
And he wrote that lovely book.