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Horse Owner's Companion (The) ; or, Hints on the Selection, Pur- 

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 remembered by purchasers. A complete Guide for the treatment of 

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Horse Taming Without a Master.— To which is added a treatise on 

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How to Choose a Husband.— By the author of "How to Choose a 

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Price, 15 Cents. 



How to Choose a Wife. — Perhaps there is hardly any other subject 

 on which young men indulge so much innocent pleasantry and harm- 

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How We Managed Our Private Theatricals.— In which will be found 

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 painting the Scenery, getting up the Costumes, making the Properties 

 and Accessories, Hints on Stage Effects, full and complete instructions 

 for making Calcium Lights, etc., etc., with numerous illustrations and 

 diagrams. To which is added "Penelope Anne," a roaring farce for 

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Joe Miller, Jr. — Containing over two hundred Jokes, Comical Stories, 

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Long Hand Shortened. — Plain rules for abbreviating and contracting, 

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Mispronunciation Corrected.— A List of Words which are commonly 

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