ELSON. SIDE LIGHTS ON AMERICAN HISTORY.=

This volume takes a contemporary view of the leading events in the
history of the country from the period of the Declaration of
Independence to the close of the Spanish-American War. The result is a
very valuable series of studies in many respects more interesting and
informing than consecutive history.

=GAYE. THE GREAT WORLD'S FARM.= Some Account of
Nature's Crops and How they are Sown. By Selina
Gaye. 12mo. Illustrated. xii + 365 pages.

A readable account of plants and how they live and grow. It is as free
as possible from technicalities and well adapted to young people.

=GREENE. PICKETT'S GAP.= By Homer Greene. 12mo.
Illustrated. vii + 288 pages.

A story of American life and character illustrated in the personal
heroism and manliness of an American boy. It is well told, and the
lessons in morals and character are such as will appeal to every honest
instinct.

=HAPGOOD. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.= By Norman Hapgood.
12mo. Illustrated. xiii + 433 pages.

This is one of the best one-volume biographies of Lincoln, and a
faithful picture of the strong character of the great President, not
only when he was at the head of the nation, but also as a boy and a
young man, making his way in the world.

=HAPGOOD. GEORGE WASHINGTON.= By Norman Hapgood.
12mo. Illustrated. xi + 419 pages.

Not the semi-mythical Washington of some biographers, but a clear,
comprehensive account of the man as he really appeared in camp, in the
field, in the councils of his country, at home, and in society.

=HOLDEN. REAL THINGS IN NATURE.= A Reading Book of
Science for American Boys and Girls. By Edward S.
Holden. Illustrated. 12mo. xxxviii + 443 pages.

The topics are grouped under nine general heads: Astronomy, Physics,
Meteorology, Chemistry, Geology, Zooelogy, Botany, The Human Body, and
The Early History of Mankind. The various parts of the volume give the
answers to the thousand and one questions continually arising in the
minds of youths at an age when habits of thought for life are being
formed.

=HUFFORD. SHAKESPEARE IN TALE AND VERSE.= By Lois
Grosvenor Hufford. 12mo. ix + 445 pages.

The purpose of the author is to introduce Shakespeare to such of his
readers as find the intricacies of the plots of the dramas somewhat
difficult to manage.