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but by — ^ lively — a well - ij - and constructed engag 0 ^ j ^ 2 ing ^ p one dialogue . It ^^ is , y bri and - - — - » g htened some — — ———
—fascinating glimpses of country life . The p are chapters ^ v ^ pr ^^ " ^ p" particular j . ™ — - ™ — — on * ! Archery } ^ j ' good ^ ^ - ¦— — — in — ' and — their — ¦ - " ^ " ~ * ^ The ™ way w — ¦¦ ¦ ^ U . pland ^ Best pbj . v ~ ^ p" ^ mr ^* Far of ^^ ^ P » ^ all p . m pj «» pp » , « '
it is a volume likety to exert an elevating influence . From the same . — ' Electri r r ci ¦ ty and its Uses 1 1 by
JT— "P * J ^^ . ^~ " ^^^^^^ Mnnro ^^ — . ( ^^ Third ™ . p ^ p ^» * " ¦ - edition ~^ . " *^^^» ^^ " ^™^ pp ^» ^^ . ) ^ ppv Of ^^ ^^ " ~^*^^™ the ^ . v -. ^ ^ . ^ p * numerous ^^^ pB . pr ^ . pr ™* P ^ , r ^ m ^ W books on the modern applications of electric forcethis is certainly one of the most
comprehensive , and reliable for the instruction of the uninitiated . The rapid advance of the last ¦>— few —^ - - years a ~—~ — — - in - electrical —~ - — - ^ p » ^ mr ^— — ^ p » - m * m ^» science 1 " ^ tp' ^ m- ^ mr ^— - ^» ^ pr ^^ ^ is ^ ¦ well r r ^ ppr pp » ^ kept ppp ^ pft ^ p » ^ mw ^ p" to ^ p- " ^ p »
the front , and none either of the greater or lesser discoveries are omitted . From the same . —* How to Make Common Things . '
This little volume claims to show girls how many hours can be occupied with profitable and pleasant handiwork . The first half-dozen
chapters deal with dress-making and needlework of various kinds including the manufacture of numerous articles for household use , from a
penwiper to a hand-screen of peacock ' s feathers , all of which are made by the needle . Next the reader is initiated into the art of making toys ,
dressing dolls , Sec , while , to meet the requirements given of of frame the more -making ambitious window , descri -gardening ptions and are
how to make fire-screens , and articles in , bent metal , all of which processes appear to be more or less practicable , but we should draw the line
at making filters , and paper-hanging , as matters professional 1 which might hands well . be Plentiful left to the illustrations experience and of
diagrams facilitate the comprehension of the various processes . From fc M . Albert S a vine mW Paris hi ¦ . v — ' Les hkhw deux
^^^ m ^ mm ^^~ ^ m ^ m ^ r ^ M ^ . PPW ^ PPPI ^ P .. PPPPPPB ^ p ^ ^^ V ^ V ^ P PPp 1 VP p ^^ p * ^^^^ ^ P "ppp ^ . ™ ^ pp * , p . ^^^ mr ^ r ^^™ ap ^^ -w - - ™~ — - - ™ - — — Rivales , l'Angleterre et la France / par L 6 on Delbos . M . Delbos divides his book into twelve chaptersthus : I . English and French ; II .
Religion and , Morals ; III . Pauperism and Charity ; IV . Comfort ( le Confortable ); V . Agriculture , Trade - , and — C ____ olonies ___ ; ^ VI . , Government _ ;
VII . Army and Navy , Volunteers , Police ; VIII . Education ; 1 £ . Literature , Science , and Art ; X . Sport ; XI . Society ; XII . Foreigners i .
His observations I ' on --- the > contrast - between «_ France and England . in these matters have an _____ intere — —s .. _ f .. or __ every _ _ _ ^ ref _ _ l — _ c ting . — ^_^ Eng __ lishman . Mr .
Delbos writes not the impressions of a hasty visit , but from long familiarity with England and with what __ . __ _ are _ . _ ___ called — __ _ . _ the _ * better _ . _ _ classes . '
^ pj ^^ p . n *¦ ~ u n - — — ~— - ^ He finds our aristocracy the most dissolute in the world , and our lower strata the most depraved . At the same time he expresses his
are opinio superi n that or the to t women hose of of the upper ion . classes Our soldiers are not better nor worse than French
soldiers ; but M . Delbos considers the superior size of our men a disadvantage except on parade p— r m — ^ m * ¦ ^ - ^* " ^ - » - ~ . pi He ' —¦ - ^ say - - " ^^ - " r ' s that — " — - ^ .- it - - would ,- ^ — , be — of - great _ — — use
to the Parisian police if they could come over here and sec how the traffic of London is regulated ^ p ^^^^ f ^ T |[— ' * . ' ^ , and ^—^ - ¦ - — ^^ -w accidents - ~^ T ^ '' ^^ *— ™ " " prevented W ~~ ' — ™ . . M --.-- . _ Delbos ^ __ — —
r that egrets sport , in ' common is so degraded with b most y association Englishmen with , betting 9 mur ^ pp w ^ H W ~ ^^ % . From these sli ----- g - ^ j ht indications . ___ .-. _ the
reader will see that M . De-lbos has written a little book whoso candour is that of a friend .
From Messrs . John I \ Shaw A Oo . —* Before my Jud / This is a verbatim report of Dr .
Barnardo ges ' s speech oil the Qossage Case / whioh
. 1 . , i The attracted — ^^ pamphlet H ^^ — pj ¦ ~— a ^^ ^^ - ^ mr good ^^ also ^^* - ^ r " ¦ ^ ™ deal contains ^ ppr ^ m ^ ^ pi ^ P * ^ P * ^ m *^ W of ^ P ^ V ^ PB ^^ PV attention a ^ mw ^^ summary ^ mm ^^^^ ^ P pppj ^ v ^^ v ^^^ ¦ ^ V ^ V ^ W recently of ^( p ^ P ^ PI the ^ PT PB . PPB ^ P ^ .
decision given by the judges . Those who wish to get a thorough understanding of this case will find the ¦ ¦ pamphlet a very convenient pBt ^ pr ¦¦» mmm
— — — — ' ™ - ^^ ' " ^ M ^ mr ^^^^ a ^ m m ** ^^^»^™ ^ p ^ ^^ - - ^^^ v ^ ^ P' ^^ r ^ p » ^ p ^ ^ ^ Ip * " ^ mm' ^ p * ^ ^^ one . From the — Society "' ^^ ' ~^ " ^ ^ mr - ~ ^^ p for ^^ v - ^^ ^^^ ^ Promotin ph ^^ m ^ p ^ ^^^^^^^ m ^ r ^ pr ^ v ^ g ^^ ppb Christian - ^^^ j pmpb p ^ p )« psp ^ pt ^ p . ^ w ^ ppw
Knowledge . — ' Notes of Confirmation Lectures on the Church Catechism , ' by R . F . L . Blunt , D . D . This little volume is intended for the
use of clergymen and confirmation candidates . It contains , in a well-arranged order , all the information bearing on the subjectand is
enriched by an admirable series of questions , on the lectures . It may be briefly described as a useful manual on confirmation .
From Messrs . Swan Sonnenschein & Co . — * Coins and Tokens of the English Colonies , ' by
Daniel F . Howorth ; and * British Fossils , ' by Joseph W . Williams . ( ' Young Collector Series /) Great pains have been taken by the authors of
these cheap and useful handbooks to render the information presented both comprehensive and accurate . Mr . Howorth prefaces his
. description of the coins by short historical statements of facts relating to the various countriesand makes the most of an interesting — —~
and instructive , subject . Mr . Williams collects ^^ the salient facts about ' British Fossils , ' with a due regard to the capacities of the young
students for whom he writes . His information is drawn from leading authorities , as well as from personal research . Both volumes are prof us ely
and admirably illustrated . From Messrs . R . Button & Co . —• Standard
Drawing Cards , ' by T . N . Andrews , F . S . Sc , & c . These cards embrace four standards , relating to T freehandand drawing to scalej geometrical
figure s with , rulers , the simplest , rig ht-lined forms , 5 cc , & c . They are prepared to meet Government requirementsand also the drawing
syllabus of the Science and , Art Department . They are got up , not only with clearness , but with great taste and utility .
From Messrs . Trusloye Sc Shirley . — ' Introduction to the Treatment of Disease by
Galvanism , by Skene Keith , M . B ., F . R . C . S . Ed . The author devotes the greater portion of his treatise to defining t he leading terms used in
electrical science and describing some of the principal batteries . He then proceeds to explain the mode of applying the galvanic current
for the arrest and cure of disease . Taking the method employed by Dr . Apostoli , of Paris , in the _¦ treatment _ . of ____ tumours . _ . _ as his modelhe — — — ,
gives particulars of the apparatus required , and the rules to be observed in passing the current through the human body . Without
sufficien any attempt t information at elaboration for those Mr . Keith who have supplies no time to consult larger works on the subject .
From Messrs . Frederick Wame & Co . —Mr . G ^^ p ^ . Manville pipi v IkpJ Fenn ~ P p » p furnishes ^ " ¦ ¦¦ ^ # pa p"i » us - ^ -w i . with — » w- ¦!¦ ¦ another -- ^™~ - » - ^ ™» pa 0 ^ pV *^ pBh p ^** ' ^^ ^ p ^ n ""^ *^ " ^ ^* ^^ ^ ' ™—^ " ™ ^^ * ^ " — * — ^^
cap Mynns ital * M story ystery from . ' The his character prolific pen of Dick , in Port * The - way rihtful , who heir impersonates - ¦ ¦ to - the ¦ ¦ ¦ Mynns - George P - - - - property Harrington is , well ' the - ™ - -
drawn p- ^ pV g HPK jpp >^ v v ^ p . .. ^ ¦ . ; so ^—^ m ' ^ p- also — ' are those — ^^ " — —— of ^— Saul j ^ j Harrington ^^ p , ^ and Gertrude . The volume commences with an exoiting ¦^ bear encounter in the Rockiesand
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r ^^ — - ^— : = = = — * mm April i , 1890 The Publishers' Circular 3 8 S
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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), April 1, 1890, page 385, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01041890/page/21/
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