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ANNOUNCEMENT

Twentieth Century Text Books

THE closing years of the present century are witnessing the beginning of a remarkable awakening of interest in our American educational problems. There has been repeated and elaborate discussion in every part of our land on such topics as the co-ordination of studies, the balancing of the different contending elements in school programmes, the professional training of teachers, the proper age of pupils at the different stages of study, the elimination of pedantic and lifeless methods of teaching, the improvement of textbooks, uniformity of college-entrance requirements, and other questions of like character.

In order to meet the new demands of the country along the higher plane of educational work with a complete and correlated series of text-books fully embodying the latest advances in our education the Twentieth Century Text-Books are now offered.

The general editorial supervision of the series has been placed in the hands of Dr. A. F. Nightingale, Superintendent of High Schools, Chicago, and Professor Charles H. Thurber, of the University of Chicago, men thoroughly conversant with every phase of secondary education.

The offer of a complete series of text-books for these higher grades of schools, issued under auspices so favorable, concentrating and co-ordinating such a force of able writers all working with one end in view, is an event worthy of the twentieth century, and a good omen for the educational welfare of the future.

Several of the volumes are now ready. Others will follow rapidly, the issue of which will be duly announced.

Send for complete prospectus giving full particulars.

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, 72 Fifth Avenue, New York.

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A FARM OR A FACTORY.

When you buy a farm, or build a factory, it is natural to consider all conditions, and to locate to the very best advantage. In the northern portion of Wisconsin there lies a vast stretch of undeveloped, or partially developed country, which is awaiting the settler and manufacturer to turn it into productiveness and wealth.

Thousands of acres of rich lands covered with fine hardwood timber are open to the settler, who can obtain as much as he desires at very reasonable figures and upon easy terms. Improvements, such as school houses and roads are being pushed and ten years of progress will make an astonishing change.

The earth's rich desposits of iron ore, clay, kaolin, and marl, together with hardwood timber, easily supply the wants of the manufacturer and offer a fine inducement for the location of a plant or factory.

THE WISCONSIN CENTRAL RAILWAY CO. running through this rich timber and mineral belt, has opened it to the world by offering quick and cheap transit to the principal markets of the

country.

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Books for Common Schools

GINN & COMPANY

Cyr's Readers.

Stickney's Readers.
The Finch Readers.
Blaisdell's Physiologies.
Frye's Geographies.
Montgomery's Histories.
Stickney's Word by Word
Spellers.

Wentworth's Arithmetics
Prince's Arithmetics.
Speer's Arithmetics.
Tarbell's Language Les-

sons.

Educational Music Course
Vertical Writing Books.
National Drawing Course

Teachers and School Officials who are looking for the latest and best Text-Books are cordially invited
to correspond with us. Descriptive circulars sent, postpaid, toany address upon application..

GINN & COMPANY, PUBLISHERS

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Although this book contains much matter taken from the author's well known "Exposition of the Constitution of the United States," it is so greatly changed as to be virtually a new book, and it is called by a different name so as to avoid confusion with the older book.

With an addendum on Local Government in Kansas, written by a leading teacher of that state, and with some changes and omissions the new book has already been

ADOPTED FOR THE STATE OF KANSAS.

All the changes in the state government by constitutional amendments and by legislation, up to and including the Revised Statutes of 1897, just adopted (Aug. 21), are embodied in the new

CONSTITUTION OF WISCONSIN,

which with the "Civil Government", will be designated as "Wright's Civil Government, Wisconsin Edition."

In ordering be careful to send for Wright's Civil Government, as "Wright's Combined Consti tutions of the United States and of Wisconsin," will still be sold.

All orders from Wisconsin for "Wright's Civil Government" will be taken by us to be for the Wisconsin Edition, unless it is expressly stated that the Wisconsin Edition is not wished. But in ordering from other firms it will be safer to designate the book as "Wright's Civil Government, Wisconsin Edition."

Price by mail prepaid for the Wisconsin Edition,

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$1.00 -75

Price by mail prepaid for the book without the Wisconsin Constitution,
Address
MIDLAND PUBLISHING CO., Madison, Wis.

Exhaustion

Horsford's Acid Phosphate

Is the most efficient remedy known for the relief of Bodily, Mental and Nervous Exhaustion.

Taken after exhaustive illness it acts as a wholesome tonic, giving renewed strength and vigor to the entire system.

Taken before retiring, quiets the nerves and induces refreshing sleep.

Sold by Druggists.

Genuine bears name Horsford's on wrapper.

SILVER, BURDETT & COMPANY. The Foundations of English Literature.

BY PROF. FRED LEWIS PATTEE, Pennsylvania State College. 400 pp. $1.50.

A brilliant portrayal of the evolution of English Literature under racial, civil and religious conditions.

Introduction to the Study of Economics.

BY PROF. C. J. BULLOCK, Ph. D., Williams College. 511 pp. Intro. price, $1.28.

A profound study of underlying principles, especially adapted to the American student and the American citizen.

Elements of Descriptive Astronomy.

BY H. A. HOWE, Sc. D., University of Denver, Colo. 356 pp. Colored Plates. Intro. price, $1.36. This book, graphic in style and illustrated with colored photographs, is as attractive as it is thoroughly scientific Hawaii and its People.

BY ALEXANDER S. TWOMBLY. 384 pp. 76 illustrations. Intro. price, 60c.

A timely narrative, giving vivid pen-pictures of the islands, their scenery, etc.; and the history, customs and traditions of the people.

First Steps in the History of our Country,

BY W. A. AND A. M. MOWRY. 312 pp. Intro. price, 60c. A forceful history for young readers told in the lives and deeds of 39 great Americans. It centres every epoch upon representative personages. Full of anecdotes and telling illustrations.

SILVER, BURDETT & COMPANY,

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-The Living Age is running a four-part story, called "Misunderstandings," translated from the French of Madame Blanc, to begin the number for March 3. The 'misunderstandings" referred to arise from the free and unconventional conduct of an American girl in Paris, and the story is, in effect, a new "Daisy Miller'' from the Parisian point of view. An article on The Intellectual Future of Japan, in the number for March 3, derives interest from the fact that it is the view of a native Japanese, reprinted from a Japanese magazine.

-W. M. Flinders Petrie, the famous Egyptologist, contributes the leading article in Appletons' Popular Science Monthly for April. In it he gives a brief and popular account of the discoveries which have been made during recent years in Egyptian exploration. Professor Petrie has charge of the fund set aside by the British government for archæological work in Egypt, and is unquestionably the greatest living authority to-day on Egyptology. The historical importance of the work done by this fund, and the amount of light which it has thrown on doubtful questions of early history, make its publications exceedingly interesting and valuable. Prof. Trowbridge has an article on "Latest Developments of the X-rays."

-Judging by the sales the four most successful of recent novels are Richard Carvel, (Macmillans), Janice Meredith, (Dodd & Mead), David Harum, (D. Appleton & Co.), and The Honorable Peter Sterling, (Henry Holt & Co.).

-The Educational Review, which is the most scholarly and progressive of all American educational periodicals, ought to be read by every high school principal and teacher. It contains every year a great many articles of permanent value, and we know no better way of keeping up with the times than by becoming one of its readers. It is now issued by the Educational Review Publishing Co., N. Y. We are able to offer it, together with the WISCONSIN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION, for $3.25, which is just twenty-five cents more than the regular subscription price to the Review. This offer is open to old and new subscribers. If you have paid your subscription to the JOURNAL, send us $2.25, and the Review will be sent to your address.

-Houghton, Mifflin & Co, are soon to add to the Riverside Literature Series a quintuple number, Thackeray's Henry Esmond, with seventy-four illustrations by Du Maurier and others.

-D. C. Heath & Co, have in press Valdes' Jose, one of the best of Spanish novels, edited by Prof. Davidson.

-Among the annoncements of the Macmillan company, we note The War in South Africa, by J. A. Hobson, recently correspondent in South Africa, for the Manchester Guardian. He is strongly in sympathy with the Boers, though he is an Englishman

In response to many requests from normal schools, grade schools, and parents interested in the practical application of modern psychological methods to education, the University of Chicago has undertaken to issue a series of papers describing the work of the University Elementary School. These reports will deal with its general principles, and also indicate in illustrative detail how they are worked out. This school is under the direction of the department of pedagogy in the University of Chicago, and attempts to put in practice a few fundamental principles of education, which may be found stated in Professor Dewey's book, The School and Society. As the problems taken up in the school represent practical needs and difficulties felt by every teacher and parent who is in intelligent touch with current effort, it is thought that a presentation of some of the results reached in the four years of the school's life will be timely and serviceable. The publication is called The Elementary School Record (University Press, Chicago, series, $1.25; single numbers 15c.).

THE HAZARD TEACHERS' AGENCY.

Established in 1892, has filled more than 1000 positions in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin: and has also supplied teachers to public and private schools in eleven other States-Mont., Idaho, Col., New Mex.. Kan., Neb., Mich., Ill., Ia., Nev., and S. Dak. The oldest agency N. W. of Chicago. Circulars on application.

Address, 732-4 Boston Block, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.

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