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Government and Economics

Boutwell's The Constitution of the United States at the End of the First Century $2.50

Contains the organic laws of the United States, with references to the decisions of the Supreme Court from 1789 to 1889, which elucidate the text, and an historical chapter reviewing the steps which led to the adoption of these organic laws.

Carlton's The History and Problems of Organized Labor 2.20

Presents the important facts in the history of organized labor in the United States, analyzes the chief problems that affect labor organizations, and attempts to evaluate the functions of organized labor. The object is not to justify or condemn, but to analyze phenomena.

Flickinger's Civil Government 1.00

Traces the growth of civil liberty in England, and the development of government in the States and in the United States. An historical and analytic study of civil institutions.

Gide's History of Economic Doctrines 3.00

The scope of the work includes the period from the time of the physiocrats to the present day. Especial prominence is given to the development of economic doctrine during the past twenty years.

Gide's Political Economy 3.00

The authorized translation from the third edition (1913) of the Cours d'Economie Politique. The method keeps clearly in view the human element, which is at once the main difficulty and the main interest of the subject.

Gide's Principles of Political Economy 2.20

The authorized translation of Principes d'Economie Politique, adapted to the use of American students by the addition of American illustrative material, by Prof. C. W. A. Veditz.

Henderson's Introduction to the Study of Dependent, Defective, and Delinquent Classes 1.60

Adapted for use as a text-book, for personal study, and for clubs of men and women engaged in considering some of the gravest problems of society.

Johnson's Introduction to Political Economy 1.60

An introductory course that deals in the clearest and most direct manner with the fundamental facts and principles on which the study of economics is based.

Lawrence's Documents Illustrative of International Law 2.00

Eighty-seven important documents upon the development of International Law, the laws of peace, the laws of war, and the laws of neutrality.

Lawrence's Principles of International Law 3.00

Embodies the latest results of discussion and research, and traces the development of International Law in such a way as to show its relation to a few great ethical principles as well as its dependence upon the facts of history.

Wilson's The State 2.40

Elements of historical and practical politics. A text-book on the organization and functions of government.

Sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt of price

D. C. HEATH & CO., Publishers, Boston, New York, Chicago

HANDBOOK OF COMPOSITION

By Edwin C. Woolley

THIS book is unique. It supplements the formal treatises on good English, grammar, sentence structure, paragraphing, manuscript arrangement, punctuation, spelling, essay writing, and letter writing, and renders the general teaching of such books effective in detail and in practice. Students are taught not only that certain practices violate good usage, but also are shown exactly how to correct their errors and conform to established practice.

Cloth. xxi + 239 pages. Price, 80 cents.

MECHANICS OF WRITING

By Edwin C. Woolley

A COMPANION volume to Woolley's Handbook of Composition. It discusses matters of good English, technically so called, phraseology, sentence structure, the structure of compositions, spelling, the compounding of words, the use of abbreviations, the representation of numbers, syllabication, capitalization, italicizing, and is especially helpful in its treatment of punctuation and paragraphing. The rules for correcting deficiencies are explicit.

Cloth. xxxi + 396 pages. Price, $1.12.

EXERCISES IN ENGLISH

By Edwin C. Woolley

THESE exercises are so grouped and classified that an instructor can assign to a student deficient in English exact lessons with principles, illustrations, and exercises covering each typical defect as it comes to light in his work. The book also furnishes an abundance of illustrative material for use in regular class work.

Cloth, xxviii + 147 pages. Price, 64 cents.

WRITTEN ENGLISH

By Edwin C. Woolley

THIS new book for first-year classes in secondary schools offers a course in the main things to know in order to write English correctly. There are numerous books upon constructive composition, but this is the first book that has sought primarily to secure formal accuracy in those matters that are most seriously criticised by the world at large as defects in school training in English. The chapters treat: manuscript arrangement, grammatical correctness, punctuation, spelling, and conventional usage in letter writing, and there are abundant exercises for practice.

Cloth. 334 pages. Price, $1.12.

D. C. HEATH & CO., Boston, New York, Chicago

Transcriber's Note:

Variations in spelling, hyphenation, and spacing in abbreviations have been retained as they appear in the original publication.

Changes have been made as follows:

Page vi greath length and to changed to great length and to

Page viii as schools of law, medicime changed to as schools of law, medicine

Page 46 forget that he is a gentlemen, changed to forget that he is a gentleman,

Page 62 particularly $15 ones, changed to particularly $15 ones.

Page 64 AERIAL TORPEDO BOAT INVENTED changed to AËRIAL TORPEDO BOAT INVENTED

Page 88 therefore, to modify the preceeding changed to therefore, to modify the preceding

Page 147 The defendents--a weird assortment of the changed to The defendants—a weird assortment of the

Page 154 The cause of the explosion in changed to The cause of the explosion is

Page 169 right in front of the plate and Nunamaker changed to right in front of the plate and Nunamacher

Page 172 upon the white furs and the laven-ender changed to upon the white furs and the lavender

Page 175 In big games this in changed to In big games this is

Page 179 Paul, 32 ft. 33/4 changed to Paul, 32 ft. 33/4 in.

Page 180 H. P. Bingham, of the Mayfield club changed to H. P. Bingham, of the Mayfield Club

Page 191 Yamada—9, 2, 1, 45 30, 0, 75, 0, 45, 4, 2, 82, 0, 1, 31, 1, 0, 0, 9, 2 3, 0, 1, 7, 3--347. Average, changed to Yamada—9, 2, 1, 45, 30, 0, 75, 0, 45, 4, 2, 82, 0, 1, 31, 1, 0, 0, 9, 2, 3, 0, 1, 7, 3--347. Average,

Page 194 in the various sections changed to in the various sections.

Page 195 welcome. The Vandervilt, Astor, Waldorf, changed to welcome. The Vanderbilt, Astor, Waldorf, his twenty-one-year old son changed to_ his twenty-one-year-old son

Page 215 a box of figs followed the eggs, Taczowski changed to a box of figs followed the eggs, Taczkowski

Page 231 and I'll fi it." ... changed to and I'll fix it." ...

Page 240 killed at six p:m. by automobile changed to killed at six p.m. by automobile

Page 260 Among those present were: Allen Rogers of Los changed to Among those present were: Allen Rogers of Las

Page 270 and island posessions of the United States changed to and island possessions of the United States

Page 285 here to-day a pair of new fur-lined gloves were changed to here to-day a pair of new fur-lined gloves was

Page 290 for robbing W. G. Gaede,. 444 West Grand Avenue, changed to for robbing W. G. Gaede, 444 West Grand Avenue,

Page 296 They live at 2404 Faraon Street, this city, changed to They live at 2404 Faraon Street, this city.

Page 302 this. I am crushed, overwhelmed, drowned, changed to this. I am crushed, overwhelmed, drowned. This is for you and and father changed to This is for you and father

Page 303 make a pilgrimage to Hindsale changed to make a pilgrimage to Hinsdale

Page 306 Last Thurdsay evening the people changed to Last Thursday evening the people

Page 314 Kansas City Star, January 21. 1917. changed to Kansas City Star, January 21, 1917.

Page 325 is even, now procuring it, as Gemany changed to is even, now procuring it, as Germany

Page 351 when there is no game warden in sight. changed to when there is no game warden in sight."

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