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will appeal to the childish Imagination
and will constitute. if they lingcr in his
memory. a permanent educational as
set. 1t is a book that will be- Of great
assistance to teachers in making trans
latinns from objective To subjective
poetry and attractive to children who
ar" ole! enough for il.
The PRISONERS. or AZ Twas Done in
italy. a tragedy by Edwin Sautcr
author IF The Faithlrss Favorite"
enth street.
This book opens with "prolcgrnan-
AIRY Epistlc' which announces that
"rheSe are the rhantoms Of Internal
Dreams and a careful study of the
five acts that constitute this volume
have not aroused in US any disposition
To question the accuracy Of this state
ncnt. The tragedy" is written in the
Eonderous studied phrascoloSy Of the
Middl" Ages and carries the atmos-
ph'rc Of that period. The closing para
graph will perhaps give some conccp-
ton Of its general character.
"Donat ,Strugglins' God. Thou maI'st
tfuth-Thou Seest this.
Ru, twenty in my way H"' cscal.,lo.
T'ci~'. tn.rr. there tlc.,, Count twenty
CoIi,SeS-
la. Ia. la. ha. No. n."r. y-di~.
Drive. Tuac,n cattle. Hui. hui. \ Sfrrza.
P"at"ic,-
urr")'
Original Exercises in Plain and Solid
Geometry. by Levi l.. Conant, Phi. D..
Prof. Of Mathematics in the Worcester
polyt"o hnic Institution. New York:
American Book Company.
IA recent years it has become quito
a general c,,stu,n in high schools and
academies to civ" Il comprehensive re-
view "f preparatory mathematics dur
ing the last year Of the course. This is
essentially true in the case of students
who are preparing for college. The
exercises which make up this admir-
able little volum" of Prot. Conants are
arranged promiScuously. the design be-
ing that the student shall not be re-
si:icted in his method of proof just as
he Is not restricted in his method OF
proof for any original exercises h. May
be asked to solve when he attempts to
PASS his entrance examinations to col
lcgc. 1t is Il volume that fills definite
want in the educational world, and
should i" generally used in High
scno rs and academies.
I.a Pnud,c Aux YcuY Coincide en-
Duck crlcS. par I.tbiche 81 Martin with
introductory notes and vocabulary BY
Victor T.. Francois. \. NJ. Instructor
in French in the college "f the city "f
Men York New York: American Book
Company.
Eugene I.abiche. a member Of the
French Academy is now generally rec
csnizcrl as one Of the most eminent OF
the many great playWrights which that
country has produced. His critics
agree that he was gifted with an in
cxi.austil,l.- fund Of humor. SpringinE
from a wonderful s&nsc of the fac~ti-
Gus md tn" ludicrous. but kept within
bounds hv MS common sense. He does
rot try to rouse our Indignation our
rather our mirti. His aim Is not fn
avcn.c virtue. but to uphold morality.
In IA Pnu,ire Aux Y"ux. Labiche is
found ut his best. and the play Will
make most entertaining and enjoyable
text reading for stud. nts Of the French
language.
Flores DE F.sl.ana uinc selected
stories with uri"s and vocabulary by e.
Foniain" Chairman RnmaiN" Lam
glagc department High School OF Com
1lrnrcc, New York. tat" instructor "f
Romance Language instruction in ,he
High school of Washington. New York:
American Book Company
The acquisition Of Porto Rico and tho
Philippines has largely stimulated the
study of the Spanish languaE" in this
country in recent years. and has create
81 :, r;dcspread demand for Suitabi"
text book, FIR this purpose. Flores DE
Espaua With its nine selected stories
and it's xtcllcrt vocabulary covering
tn, entire text is admirably adapted
for this purpose II may I've used not
only in the school course. but also Tor
self-instruction. Students generally
agree that the Spanish lanSuaS" Is not
a difficult one to acquire" especially to
the extent necessary for reading and
writing II. This volume stems to pro-
# IL al the instruction necessary Tor
good elementary course in this IAN
guaSc.
The En,iv Beautiful. Common Sens"
IDEAS Of Self beauty. by Annette Pratt.
New York: The Baker Taylor Co.
In this ljttlr volum" the author has
laid down certain rules and exercises
which she believes vii! contribute d.
rcrtly al.h powerfully I" tn" mainrn-
ancc Of physical health Many rc"-
pic" She SAYS. think that physical
culture. lnc.,nS :, course in cal"Sthcn!cS,
bu, il means much more thaH tiE;t. !,
means how IL be strong mentally: now
10 make the most Of ones life. to Know
" hat to do: how to take care III IN"
body: how to exercise: how to rest. IL
is learning to control ones nerves IL
is the science Of becoming acquainted
with ones self: and to know how to Eel
the best out Of life." Commenting up
on the application of physical culture
rules to women the author says. "No-
men. particularly. cannot b" we'll ma
W. car corscts 50 tight as they do IiSM
lacing brings about tcrribic conui-
ton of all the vital organs. IN"
author has illustrated her book WIN
many half tone reproductions of Pho
tcgraphs. 1t l.: volume that unducS-
tionably contains many valuable ana
practical suggestions, and should nave
4 large sale upon its merits.