Helps toward Correct Speech.

1. Verbal Pitfalls: a manual of 1500 words commonly misused, including all those the use of which in any sense has been questioned by Dean Alvord, G. W. Moon, Fitzedward Hall, Archbishop Trench, Wm C. Hodgson, W. L. Blackley, G. F. Graham, Richard Grant White, M. Schele de Vere, Wm. Mathews, "Alfred Ayres," and many others. Arranged alphabetically, with 3000 references and quotations, and the ruling of the dictionaries. By C. W. BARDEEN. Cloth, 16mo, pp. 223. 75 cts.

Perhaps the happiest feature of the book is its interesting form. Some hundreds of anecdotes have been gathered to illustrate the various points made. These have the advantage not only of making the work entertaining, but of fixing the point in the mind as a mere precept could not do. The type indicates at a glance whether the use of a word is (1) indefensible, (2) defensible but objectionable, or (3) thoroughly authorized.

2. Orthoëpy Made Easy. A Royal Road to Correct Pronunciation. By M. W. HALL. Cloth, 16mo, pp. 103. 75 cts.

Everyone remembers the queer shibboleths of culture in the paragraph beginning "A sacrilegious son of Beiial," that has been the rounds of the newspapers. This book is made up of 38 such exercises, all of them ingen ious and many of them amusing, each followed by a key to the difficult words. Bishop Vincent says: "I take great pleasure in testifying to the ex ceeding value of the little volume; 'Orthoëpy Made Easy.' The book is a sensible, practical text-book for the purpose intended. I congratulate you on having produced it, and I wish you success in its wide circulation."

3. Practical Phonics. A comprehensive study of Pronunciation, forming a complete guide in the study of elementary sounds of the English Language, and containing 3000 words of difficult pronunciation, with diacritical marks according to Webster's Dictionary. By E. V. DEGRAFF. Cloth. 16mo, pp. 108. 75 cts.

"The book before us is the latest, and in many respects the best, of the manuals prepared for this purpose. The directions for teaching elementary sounds are remarkably explicit and simple, and the diacritical marks are fuller than in any other book we know of, the obscure vowels being marked, as well as the accented ones. This manual is not like others of the kind, a simple reference book. It is meant for careful study and drill, and is especially adapted to class use.”—New England Journal of Education.

4. Pocket Pronunciation Book, containing the 3,000 words of difficult pronunciation, with diacritical marks according to Webster's Dictionary. By E. V. DEGRAFF, Manilla, 16mo, pp. 47. 15 cts.

5. Studies in Articulation: a study and drill-book in the Alphabetic Elements of the English language. Fifth thousand. By J. H. HOOSE. Cloth, 16mo, pp. 70. 50 cts.

"Dr. Hoose's 'Studies in Articulation' is the most useful manual of the kind that I know of. It should be a text-book in every Teacher's Institute.” -A. J. Rickoff, formerly Sup't of Schools at Cleveland and at Yonkers.

6. Hints on Teaching Orthoëpy. By CHAS. T. POOLER. Paper, 16mo, pp. 15. 10 cts.

7. Question Book of Orthography, Orthoëpy, and Etymology, with Notes, Queries, etc. By ALBERT P. SOUTHWICK. Paper, 16mo, pp. 40. 10 cts.

C. W. BARDEEN, Publisher, Syracuse, N. Y.

Helps in Reading and Speaking

1. Old Stories Retold. By PAUL BINNER. With 59 Original Illustrations. Boards, 16mo, pp. 64, 25 cts.

This is the first of a series of books for supplementary reading, and will be found unusually interesting to children. It contains seven of the oldtime favorites that have entered into the heart and the literature of the world, given in entertaining language, while the pictures will make the child's heart leap for joy. Send for a copy.

2. The Hamilton Declamation Quarterly. Edited by Professors OREN ROOT and BRAINARD G. SMITH, of Hamilton College. Per number, 30 cts. Per year, $1.00. Vol. I, now ready in cloth, 16mo, pp. 337, $1.00.

This is a collection of pieces not simply compiled, but edited for use, after the style that has made Hamilton College famous as a school of oratory. The fresh and varied character of the selections makes the numbers excellent for supplementary reading.

3. The Sentence Method of Teaching Reading. By GEORGE L. FARNHAM. 3d Edition, from New Plates. Cloth, 16mo, pp. 50. 50 cts.

As the word method was a step above the alphabet method, so the sentence method is a step beyond the word method. "The unit of thought is the sentence," and if the child considers the words as units in learning to read, he must unlearn his habits of reading in order to read naturally. Mr. Farnham shows how much more easily children will learn to read, and how much better they will read, where this method is employed. The book is in general use all over the country-in Col. Parker's Cook County Normal School, among others. It is especially valuable for teachers' institutes.

4. A Practical Delsarte Primer. By Mrs. ANNA RANDALL-DIEHL. Cloth, 16mo, pp. 50 cts. Simple, and contains a series of twelve admirable charts. 5. A Manual of Elocution. By JOHN SWETT. Cloth, 12mo, pp. 300. $1.50. Simple and sound, with abundant practice.

6. Manual of Parliamentary Practice. By W. H. GORE. Cloth, 16mo, pp, 112. 50 cts. Send for special circular.

7. Arbor Day Manual. By CHARLES R. SKINNER. Cloth, 8vo, pp. 475. $2.50. This was compiled as an aid in preparing programmes for Arbor Day exercises, and contains choice selections on trees, forests, flowers, and kindred subjects, particulary adapted for reading-classes.

8. Memory Gems. By GEO. H. Hoss. Paper, 16mo, pp. 40. 15 cts.

9. Memory Selections. By CHARLES NORTHEND. 24 manilla cards in a Box. Three series, Primary, Intermediate, Advanced. Each, 25 cts.

10. The Table is Set. A Comedy for Schools, from the German of Bendix. By WELLAND HENDRICK. Paper, 16mo, pp. 30. 15 cts.

11. A Glimpse of Grammar-Land. A Farce. By M. FRANCES BROWN. Paper, 8vo, pp. 24, 15 cts.

This is perhaps the mort amusing and appropriate play for a school-exhibition ever written. It is interleaved, and contains the music in full. C. W. BARDEEN, Publisher, Syracuse, N. Y.

Helps in Physical Culture

1. Home Exercise for Health and Cure. Translated from the German of D. G. R. SCHREBER, M. D., by C. R. BARDEEN, assistant in histology, Johns Hopkins University. Cloth, 16mo, pp. 91, 45 Illustrations, 50 cts.

The teacher's work is confining, and leads to special physical defects.

These are recognized in this manual, which provides "perscriptions", or combinations of exercises to meet certain needs. The exercises are for men and women alike, and there is not a teacher in America but would profit by them.

"An interesting manual which not only does not require a gymnasium, but even dispenses with Indian clubs, wands, and dumb-bells. The original treatise has had a wide circulation in Germany. It suggests the principles of the Delsarte system."-Atlantic Monthly.

"It is certainly a most practical little book, more than usually interesting on account of the exact physiological effects described as the object of each exercise."-The Educational Review.

2. A System of Physical Culture, prepared expressly for Public School Work. By LOUISE PREECE. Cloth, 4to, pp. 388, $2.00.

This system is used in more American cities than any other. It contains 183 photographs from life, besides many other illustrations, and concludes with pantomime work which will be found of great value in preparing for exhibitions.

3. A Practical Delsarte Primer. By ANNA RANDALL-DIEHL. Cloth, 16mo, pp. 66. 50 cts.

4. The Song Gymnast. Cloth, small 4to, pp. 110, 50 cts.

This contains three series of calisthenic exercises for schools: Elementary, Advanced, and Exhibition exercises, all with music, careful directions and abundant illustrations, some hundreds of figures being given. It is the most practical and available collection ever issued.

5. Calisthenics and Disciplinary Exercises. By E. V. DE GRAFF. Manilla, 16mo, pp. 39, 25 cts.

6. An Essay on the Neglect of Bodily Development of American Youth. By A. REINHART. Paper, 8vo, pp. 15, 25 cts.

7. Physiology Cards, for Students and Teachers. By C. S. PALMER. 70 cards, 22x32 inches, in Box 50 cts.

These cards contain questions with full answers, and directions are given so as to impart this important subject by means of a game.

8. Anatomical Manikin. By CARL V. HENNIG. Manilla, 8vo, pp. 18, $1.00. C. W. BARDEEN, Publisher, Syracuse, N. Y.

Books for the School Library.

1. Roderick Hume, the Story of a New York Teacher. By C. W. BARDEEN. Cloth, 16mo, pp. 295. Price $1.25.

I commenced last Sunday to read Roderick Hume. I finished it before I went to bed, and was surprised and somewhat annoyed that I had never read it before. I am free to say that it is a book which every good teacher ought to read. It will make even a good teacher a better one. I wish that every teacher in our State could read the book, especially the chapters concerning Miss Duzenberrie and her "model" primary school.-Hon. Charles R. Skinner, Sup't Public Instruction.

2. The Little Old Man. By C. W. BARDEEN. Cloth, 16mo, pp. 31. 50 cts. Happy are the little folks whose pictures make such an attractive frontispiece to this little book, and who have such an Uncle Charley to tell them such a nice story about the Little Old Man, and the School for Illiberal Mothers. Likewise happy are all readers, both old and young, who are permitted to share the story with them. It is just the thing for the "children's hour", when the little ones are getting quiet and ready for something at once bright and helpful before they say "Good Night".-Public Opinion. 3. The Indian and the Pioneer. An Historical Study. By ROSE N. YAWGER. Illustrated. Cloth, 8vo, pp. 335. $3.00.

This is a most interesting account of the Indian tribes that inhabited central New York, and of the first white settlers. As a contribution to State history, it should have a place in every school library. Mrs. Mary Sheldon Barnes says of it: "It seems to me in the main an excellent piece of work, and an original contribution of much value to the literature of our Indian and Pioneer History. I wish we might have much more like it. It is executed with a clearly conceived and well-executed plan, and with a firm, sure touch, inspired throughout by a genuine love for and interest in the topic."

4. Carleton Island in the Revolution. The Old Fort and its Builders. By W. H. DURHAM. Cloth, 16mo, pp. 128, Illustrated. Price $1.00.

A valuable contribution to the local history of New York.

5. Camps and Tramps in the Adirondacks By Judge A. J. NORTHRUP. Cloth, 16mo, pp. 302. Price $1.25. It breathes the true spirit of the words. 6. The Woman Question in Europe. A series of original essays. With an Introduction by Frances Power Cobbe. Edited by THEODORE STAnton. Cloth, 8vo, pp. 496. $3.00.

The most complete and interesting presentation of this subject.

7. Thirteen Stories of the Far West. By FORBES HEERMANS. Cloth, 16mo, pp. 260. Price $1.25. A most entertaining recital of experiences.

8. Recreations in Ancient Fields. By E. C. LAWRENCE. Cloth, 12mo, pp. 177. Price $1.00.

9. The Tree of Mythology. By CHARLES DEB. MILLS. Cloth, 8vo, pp. 281. Price $3.00.

The best popular work on mythology we have in English.-Un. Review. C. W. BARDEEN, Publisher, Syracuse, N. Y.

Descriptions of School Systems.

1. Teaching in Three Continents. Personal Notes on the Educational Systems of the World. By W. CATTON GRASBY. Cloth, 16mo, pp. 244. $1.50.

The comparison is among the systems of America, Europe, and Australia. In his introduction to the American edition of this book, Dr. W. T. HARRIS says: "In this book we have the rare opportunity of seeing our Educational System as it appears to one of our large-minded cousins from the opposite side of the world. * * * In view of this trend of educational management, the very intelligent criticism of Mr. Grasby will be read with profit by all our teachers and school directors."

2. State Education for the People in America, Europe, India, and Australia. Cloth, 8vo, pp. 176. $1.25.

This volume contains a series of papers prepared to show what are today the characteristic features of the school systems of the principal nations of the world. The articles are prepared by experts, and the titles are as follows: 1. Ancient Civilization and Modern Education in India; 2. Elementary Education in England; 3. State Education in Scotland; 4. National Education in Ireland; 5. English and Continental Systems Compared ; 6. United States and English Systems Compared; 7. Education in Canada and Australia; 8. Commercial Education; 9. Education and Status of Women; 10. Technical Instruction and Payment by Results; 11. The English Code of 1890. The whole is followed by a biographical summary and conclusion, and the volume is indispensable to the student of education.

3. Prussian Schools through American Eyes. By JAMES RUSSELL ParSONS, JR. Cloth, 8vo, pp. 91. $1.00.

This small volume is the most complete and satisfactory account of Prussian elementary education now accessible to American teachers, and ought to be carefully studied.-Wis. Journal of Ed'n

4. French Schools through American Eyes. By JAMES RUSSELL PARSONS, JR. Cloth, 8vo, pp. 130. Illustrated. $1.00.

5. History of the Burgh Schools of Scotland. By JAMES GRANT. Cloth, 8vo, pp. 571. $3.00.

The importance in educational development of the school system ofScotland is universally recognized, and this is the standard history.

6. The History of the High School of Edinburgh. By WILLIAM STEVEN, D.D. Cloth, 16mo, pp. 610. $2.00. A companion volume to the last.

7. History of the Schools of Syracuse, N. Y. By EDWARD SMITH. Cloth, 8vo, pp. 347. With 85 portraits, and 30 pictures of buildings. $3.00.

8. Schools, School-books, and School-masters. A contribution to the History of Educational Development in Great Britain. By W. CAREW HAZLITT. Cloth, 12mo, pp. 300 $2.00. A charming volume

9. Roderick Hume: the Story of a New York Teacher. By C. W. BARDEEN. 16mo, pp. 319, Cloth, $1.25; Manilla, 50 cts.

10. A Day in my Life; or Every day Experiences at Eton. Cloth, 16mo.

pp. 184. $1.00. An interesting description of English school life.

C. W. BARDEEN, Publisher, Syracuse, N. Y.