John Jackson, the originator of this system of vertical writing, is the only teacher who has had the years of practice in teaching it that make these the standard manuals for teachers and students. The adoption of vertical writing abroad and in this country is largely due to his persistent work and the marvellous results of his teaching. His series of copy-books were the first to be used in this country, and are considered by experienced teachers, who are not to be misled by mere beauty of engravers work, to contain the only practical well-graded course of instruction leading from primary work to the rapid and now justly celebrated =telegraph hand=--for these books are the only ones containing copies in this rapid writing. The telegraph hand is the style used by the best telegraph operators in the country--and these writers are universally acknowledged to be the most rapid writers, and writers of a hand which of necessity must be most legible. * * * * * Copy-Books (10 numbers), 96 cents per dozen Copy-Pads (8 numbers), 96 cents per dozen BOTH SERIES CONTAIN SIMILAR COPIES. Sample sets to teachers (post-paid), 75 cents * * * * * =WILLIAM BEVERLEY HARISON 3 and 5 West 18th Street, New York City= SIMPLE LESSONS IN THE STUDY OF NATURE By I.G. OAKLEY This is a handy little book, which many a teacher who is looking for means to offer children genuine nature study may be thankful to get hold of. Nature lessons, to be entitled to that name, must deal with what can be handled and scrutinized at leisure by the child, pulled apart, and even wasted. This can be done with the objects discussed in this book; they are under the feet of childhood--grass, feathers, a fallen leaf, a budding twig, or twisted shell; these things cannot be far out of the way, even within the stony limits of a city. Nor are the lessons haphazard dashes at the nearest living thing; on the contrary, they are virtually fundamental, whether with respect to their relation to some of the classified sciences, or with reference to the development of thought and power of expression in the child himself. The illustrations are few, and scarcely more than figures; it is not meant to be a pretty picture-book, yet is most clearly and beautifully printed and arranged, for its material is to be that out of which pictures are made. It will be found full of suggestions of practical value to teachers who are carrying the miscellaneous work of ungraded schools, and who have the unspeakable privilege of dealing with their pupils untrammelled by cast-iron methods and account-keeping examination records. =_Sample copy, 50 Cents, post-paid_= * * * * * =WILLIAM BEVERLEY HARISON 3 & 5 W. 18th St. . . . New York City= =KLEMMS'= =RELIEF PRACTICE MAPS.= * * * * * =LIST OF MAPS.=