Literary Notes

The Rector of Ut. Luke'i, by Marie Bernnardt, translated by Elise L. Lathrop, bas been recently reeeived. It is an interesting story of modern social Ufe in a military town of Germany. - Worthington & Co., Pub., 747 BroadWfty. New York. Mother's Help and Child's Friend, by Carrica Le Favre. Brentano's, New York. This little book contains many suggestions of helpfulntss to mothers and while the authoress is extreme in some of her statements and defective in her style, it wil!, no doubt, be u-eful to many of its readers. Firtt Lessons in Arithmetic, Inekiding the Fundamental Rules, by Andrew J. Eickofl", A. M., LL. D. Price 36 cente. This is eBsentially a pupil's book, and is devoted to producing clear, accurate and rapid work in the four fundamental rules, and to training the judginent in the proper application of these processes. - American Book Company, S06 and 08 Broadway, N. Y. A marvel of cheapness is the publishïng by T. B. Peterson & Brothers, l'hilaöelphia Pa., of one of their large and best known Cook Books in their new 25 cent series, in paper cover. Peterson's National Cook Book contains nearly six hundred cooking receipts, Diirely Amercan Is their treatment of dishes used throughout the United States.- T. B. Peterson & Brothers, Pub., Philade!phia, Pa. ilrs. Mayburn's Ticins, with her Trials in the Morning, Noon, Afternoon and Evening, by John Habberton, author of "Helen'8 Babies," etc., has just been published by T. B. Peterson fc Brothers, Philadelphia, Pa., in paper cover for 25 cents. All who have read the other etories of this author know with what charm he portrays the doings and sayings of the little ones. This story is no eiception and its account of one day ■with the children is very true to human nature. A Hygienic Phytiology for the use of Grammar and Common Schools, by B. F. Lincoln, M.D.,LateSec'y MedicalDepartment of American Social Science Assoc, author of School and Industrial Hygione, etc. For introduction, 80 cents. The cbief object of this book is to present the laws of health as fully as pupils fourteen or fifteen years oíd can be expected to understand, appreciate, and apply them. The distinctive feature of the work is thus its putting Hygiëne first and making Anatomy and Physiology tributary, instead of making Anatomy aud Physiology the main things and introducing Hygiëne incidentally.- Ginn & Co., Publishers, Boston, New York and Chicago. Element8 of Civil Government. A textbook for use in public schools, high schools and normal schools and a manual of reference forteachers. By Alexander I. Peterman, late principal and professor of Civil Government in the Normal school of the Kentucky state college. 12ino, clotb, 218 pages. Price for introduction, 00 cents.- -American Book Company, New York, Cincinnati and Chicago, Pub. Iiere is a book, simple, lucid in style, direct in statement, and based on correct pedagogical principies. From the particular to the general is the method of the book, henee, after laying the proper foundation in Part I. Part II. discusses the gen. eral functions of government as such. Different formsof civil government, the principies of justice, the kinds of law, and the right of liberty are in turn discussed, together with a succinct description of parties and party machinery, as necessary elements in covernment.