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pupils. A striking feature of the book is the beauty and exactness of its many illustrations all of which were prepared under the directions of the author. With this manual for a text-book there can be no excuse even for poor teaching, and most satisfactory results must follow its use. It is adapted alike to graded and ungraded schools.

Froebel's Letters,-With explanatory notes and additional matter.-By Arnold H. Heinemann. Price $1.25.

The universal spread of the Kindergarten has given a new and vivid interest to all that relates to Froebel. In the selections from his letters never before published, just made by Mr. Heinemann, we are taken into the silent brain-chambers of the friend of children; and we see how he toiled painfully along the road pointed out by reasoning and experience before (in his simple phrase) he "found" the Kindergarten. This book with its explanatory notes becomes at once a memoir and a history of the system.

The principles of child-development known as the Kindergarten are almost universally accepted, and the experience of the founder has for teachers and parents a strong and pathetic interest. We admire his firm grasp of principles, we are equally interested in his struggles with poverty and with the German monarchy, and we come to know and love him as if he were a near friend.

After many years, the patient labors, the unwearied thought and experiment of Froebel have found a reward; too late for him, who died in poverty and under the ban of the government, but in season for his fame, and for the spread of

his ideas in all lands.

Primary teachers in search of a practical, sensible, usable busy work device for numbers will find it in Busy Work Arithmetic Cards published by March Bros., Lebanon, Ohio, price 25 cents.

A Live Question.

The new edition of Lippincott's Pronouncing Gazetteer of the World, which has been in course of revision for some & Co., Philadelphia. time, is now completed. It is published by J. B. Lippincott Price $12.00.

In the preparation of this edition, not only have notices of a large number of new places been now for the first time included in its pages,-places that were unknown when former editions were issued,-but the contents of the entire volume have been subjected to such a thorough revision as will easily maintain for it the position, which it has so long occupied, of being without a rival among works of its class in the English language. Especially has it been the care of the editors, in the prosecution of their labors, to embody in the work such recent information as has lately been rendered available by the publication of the new census returns of our own and foreign countries and of other kindred works, and to so arrange this information that it will be practically useful for casual reference and convenient for those who may desire to make a more thorough acquaintance with the minutiae of geographical facts. To this end, in addition to the great number of instances in which these details have been incorporated in their respective articles in the body of the work, there will be found a series of Statistical Tables bearing on the areas and population of different countries.

Embraced in the more important improvement in the body of the work may be named the revision of the articles on the several States and Territories (including articles now first inserted on North Dakota, South Dakota and Oklahoma) by well-known experts in physical and political geography; the renewed descriptions of the principal cities in the United States, chiefly by residents thereof; notes on recent explorations and discoveries by European governments in foreign lands (Asia, Africa, etc.), with statistical information relating to the colonies heretofore established there; and a vast number of minor changes in the notices of the cities, towns and villages of our own and foreign countries.

The Teaching of Science in the Lower Grades is just now a much discussed question. Many cities and towns are preparing for this work by supplying their teachers with the best books in the National Sciences. Among these are the following, which are meeting wide acceptance from the schools:

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The following are designed for supplementary readers though valuable in Natural Science work:
WRIGHT'S SEASIDE AND WAYSIDE READERS.

SPEAR'S LEAVES AND FLOWERS. 25 cents. BASS'S NATURE STORIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. 25 cents.

Vol. I., 25 cents. Vol. II., 35 cents. Vol. III., 45 cents. Vol. IV., 60 cents.
MILLER'S MY SATURDAY BIRD CLASS. 25 cents.
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The "Interstate Primer" and "Interstate Readers," 1 and 2, have established for themselves a

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ARITHMETIC

2. 48 millions of people in 7 days went in to see the exhibits. What part of a million went each day?

3. Mr. Tallman says the balloon on Midway Plaisance rises 623 feet in 9 seconds. How many feet is that per second?

4. If Mr. Jones pays $14 for 3 bbls. of flour, how much is that for one bbl ?

5. Mrs. Kirk said she had to walk 983 miles to see everything at the fair. How many miles per day did she walk if she was there 12 days?

Fractions.- Card 1.

CUT UP PROBLEMS.

By J. M. ENGLISH.

Answers to Fractions.

Card 3.

Cut them out and paste them on cardboard to be distributed among Ex. No. 1. 21. the pupils.

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1. Kriss Kringle gave Willie, Alice, and Katie each lb. of candy. How many lbs. did they all get?

2. Mrs. Carson baked of a pie for each of her sons on Christmas morning. How many did she bake if she has eight sons?

3. Santa Claus put 120 filberts into the stocking which Sadie had hung up, and as many into May's. How many did May get?

4. Lily's teacher received 24 calls from her pupils on Christmas and of these called on Lily. How many called on Lily?

5. It is of a mile up to the mill. John said he skated up and back 9 times on Saturday. How many miles did John skate ?

Ex. No. 1. §.

There are four rooms in the Harrison School. In the first room are thirty girls and five more boys than girls. How many boys in the first room? How many children in

4. Mary's Christmas present from her Aunt Elsie is worth the first room? of $2. How much is it worth?

Fifteen of these children are in the A class, how many

5. Maggie's dress cost $71, and her hat cost as much. Find children are not in the A class?

the cost of her hat.

Fractions.-Card 3.

1. To the Home of the Friendless Lottie's teacher gave 10 yards of flannel and Lottie gave as much. How many did Lottie give?

2. On Christmas evening Mr. Rue gave our class of 22 each of a pint of chestnuts. How many pints did he buy ? 3. If Mr. Rue gave 4 cents a pint for them, how much did the 8 pints cost?

4. Jno. Heath spent Christmas week at home. He rode on the train for 4 hours. If he went 120 miles how fast per hour did the train run?

One day nine children were absent; how many were present?

Fifty children in this room are six years old and the rest are seven years old. How many children are seven years old? In the second room there are fifty-four children, and there are just as many boys as girls. How many boys are there? How many girls? What part of the pupils are boys? What part are girls?

The children of this room are divided into three equal

5. If Mr. Good pays 12 cents for one dozen eggs, how classes. How many pupils are there in each class?

much will he pay for dozen?

Fractions.-Card 4.

1. Carlo can run 30 rds. in a minute. How far can he run in of a minute?

2. Mr. White feeds bushel of oats to his eight colts three times a day. What part of a bushel does each colt get for each meal?

3. Miss Eves' canary bird ate 43 oz. of bird seed in four months. What part of an oz. did he eat in one month?

4. If 24 pounds of caramels cost 45 cents, how much will Henry have to give for one pound?

5. Clara paid Mr. Dean $25 for twelve cabinets. What part of a dollar is one picture worth?

Fractions.-Card 5.

One stormy day twelve children were absent, twenty brought their lunches to school and the rest went home at noon. How many children went home?

How many more pupils are there in the first room than in the second?

In the third room are two dozen boys and thirty-two girls. How many children are there in this room? Fifteen of these are in the A class. How many are not in the A class? One day one-third of the A class recited poorly and the rest had good lessons. How many recited well? How many recited poorly?

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