A DICTIONARY, 118,000 Words, 3000 Engravings, a GAZETTEER OF THE WORLD, of 25,000 Titles, and a BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, of nearly 10,000 Noted Persons, ALL IN ONE BOOK. Invaluable in every School and at every Fireside. Contains 3000 more Words and nearly 2000 more Illustrations than any other American Dictionary. =G. & C. MERRIAM & CO.,= Pub’rs, Springfield, Mass. * * * * * CHARMING STORIES. INSTRUCTIVE READING. APPLETONS’ INSTRUCTIVE READING BOOKS. _THE NATURAL HISTORY SERIES_, By JAMES JOHONNOT. No. 1. =Book of Cats and Dogs, and Other Friends.= For Little Folks. Price, 20 cents. No. 2. =Friends in Feathers and Fur, and other Neighbors.= For Young Folks. Price, 35 cents. {=Neighbors with Wings and Fins, and some others.= For No. 3. { Boys and Girls. Price, 47 cents. {=Some Curious Flyers, Creepers and Swimmers.= { (Intermediate.) Price, 47 cents. No. 4. =Neighbors with Claws and Hoofs, and their Kin.= For Young People. Price, 63 cents. No. 5. =Glimpses of the Animate World: Science and Literature of Natural History.= For School or Home. Price, $1.20. The publication of this series marks a distinct and important advance in the adaptation of special knowledge and general literature to the intelligent comprehension of pupils of all grades of attainment. While in no wise tending to do away with the regular school-readers, the “Instructive Reading-Books” introduce suggestive and valuable information and specific knowledge, covering many of the subjects which will eventually be more minutely investigated by the maturing of the pupil’s mind. Sent postpaid on receipt of price. Special terms made on class supplies. D. APPLETON & CO., Publishers, NEW YORK. BOSTON. CHICAGO. ATLANTA. SAN FRANCISCO. * * * * * A. H. ANDREWS & CO. MANUFACTURERS OF School, Church, Chapel and Sunday-School Seating. DOVETAILED SCHOOL-DESKS, GLOBES, MAPS, CHARTS, BLACK-BOARDS, &C. [Illustration] CHURCH CHAIRS, PEWS, PULPITS, COMMUNION TABLES, COLLECTION PLATES, &C., &C. [Illustration]