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etory of the successful Telugu mission in Southern 

 India, and Samuel W. Pond chronicled the adventures 

 of "Two Volunteer Missionaries among the Dacotas." 

 John L. Atkinson described " Siddartha, the Japanese 

 Buddha." " Talks on the Veranda in a Far-Away 

 Land," by Charles Tracy, were upon missionary work 

 in Turkey. George F. Pentecost, D. D., covered the 

 International Sunday-School Lessons for the coining 

 year in "Bible Studies for 1894," and " Thoughts on 

 God and Man " were selected from the writings of 

 Frederick William Eobertson, of Brighton, by Joseph 

 B. Burroughs, M. D. 



Unclassified. Hubert Howe Bancroft undertook 

 ' The Book of the Fair," in twenty-five parts, one of 

 which was published during the year; the official 

 catalogue was issued of " The World's Columbian 

 Exposition," as well as the official directory, and 

 Tudor Jenks wrote " The Century World's Fair Book 

 for Boys and Girls." " Kand, McNally & Cp.'s Hand- 

 book of the World's Columbian Exposition" con- 

 tained special descriptive articles by Mrs. Potter Pal- 

 mer, the Countess of Aberdeen, Mrs. Schuyler Van 

 Rensselaer, and others. Nestor Ponce de Leon com- 

 piled from original documents a true description and 

 drawing of "The Caravels of Columbus. "Hu- 

 mors of the Fair," by Julian Hawthorne, was illus- 

 trated by Will E. Chapin. "Four Centuries after; 

 or, How I discovered Europe," by Ben Holt, was a 

 burlesque on the tributes paid to the discoverer of our 

 continent. "The Making of a Newspaper " was de- 

 scribed from the experiences of certain representative 

 American journalists, relatea by themselves and edited 

 by Melville Philips. Technical volumes were " Build- 

 ings and Structures of American Railroads," by Wal- 

 ter G. Berg, Robert Grimshaw's " Locomotive Cate- 

 chism," and "Street Railway Motors," by Herman 

 Haupt : while S. F. Van Oss considered " American 

 Railroads as Investments." A new edition was issued 

 of" The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph," by Henry 

 M. Field, D.D., first published in 1866; W. J. Kee- 

 nan and James Riley told the story of the telephone 

 in " The Transmitted Word " ; and William J. Hop- 

 kins wrote on " Telephone Lines and their Proper- 

 ties." " Homes in City and Country " were discussed 

 by Russell Sturgis, John W. Root, Bruce Price, and 

 others ; Frank T. Lent volunteered " Sound Sense in 

 Suburban Architecture"; John S. Billings, M. D., 

 wrote on " Ventilation and Heating " ; and James R. 

 Willett on " Heating and Ventilation of Residences." 

 John Smeaton gave attention to " Plumbing and 

 Drainage," and Frederick Colyer wrote a " Treatise 

 on the Modern Sanitary Appliances for Healthy Resi- 

 dences and Public Buildings." "Sewage Purifica- 

 tion in America," by M. N. Baker, gave a description 

 of the municipal sewage purification plants in the 

 United States and Canada; J. IT. T. Turner and A. 

 W. Brightmore set forth " The Principles of Water 

 Works Engineering " ; Walter G. Kent wrote on " The 

 Water Meter," William M. Barr on "Pumping Ma- 

 chinery," and Herbert M. Wilson prepared a " Man- 

 ual of Irrigation Engineering." Robert Scott Burn 

 edited " The Student's Introduction to Mechanics " 

 and " The Carpenter and Joiner," by various author- 

 ities. The " Theory of Structures and Strength of 

 Materials," by H. T. Bovey ; " Constructive Materials 

 of Engineering," by Albert W. Smith; "Hick's 

 Builder's Guide " ; " Compound Riveted Girders," by 

 William H. Birkmire; " A Manual on Lime and Ce- 

 ment," by A. H. Heath ; "Notes on the Testing and 

 Use of Hydraulic Cement," by F. ' P. Spalding ; 

 " Knots, Splices, Hitches, Bends, and Lashings," by 

 F. R. Brainerd ; " Notes on Cylinder Bridge Piers and 

 the Well System of Foundations," by John Newman; 

 " Slide- Valve Diagrams," as obtained by a French 

 method, by Lloyd'Bankson ; " Roll-Turning for Sec- 

 tions in Steel and Iron," by Adam Spencer, an ap- 

 pendix to his larger work ; " The Cabinetmaker," by 

 various writers ; " Pigments, Paint, and Painting," 

 by George Terry ; and " Oils, Fats, Waxes, and Allied 

 Materials," by C. R. Adler Wright, were valuable 

 manuals of their kind ; and Theron L. Hiles told how 



to harvest, store, ship, and use " The Ice Crop." " Mar- 

 ket Gardening and Farm Notes," by Burnet Lan- 

 dreth, and ' Bulbs and Tuberous- Rooted Plants," by 

 C. L. Allen, were also of practical interest; and H. N. 

 Jarchow discoursed of "Forest Planting." F. W. 

 Back told "How to judge a Horse," and J. Roalfe 

 Cox of "Horses in Accident and Disease." A large 

 volume contained the "Manufacturers of the United 

 States," and "Textile Industries of the United 

 States" were investigated by William R. Bagnall, 

 Vol. I (to be followed by two more) covering the 

 period of 1639-1810. "'The Ore Deposits of the 

 United States," by James F. Kemp, " Mines and 

 Mining Men of Colorado," anonymous, and the 

 " California Gold Book," by W. W. Allen and R. B. 

 Avery, belong together, as do " Photography Indoors 

 and Out," by Alexander Black, and " Amateur Pho- 

 tography," by W. I. L. Adams. Genevieve Stebbins 

 advocated " Dynamic Breathing and Harmonic Gym- 

 nastics," and Helen G. Ecob made a study of " The 

 Well-Dressed Woman." Six speeches on temperance, 

 by John G. Wooley, entitled u Seed.?' had an intro- 

 duction by Miss Frances E. Willard and Lady Henry 

 Somerset. Mrs. Henrietta D. Kimball gave us 

 " Witchcraft illustrated," and Barrett Wendell asked 

 "Were the Salem Witches guiltless?" "Great 

 Disasters and Horrors in the World's History " were 

 chronicled by A. H. Godbey, one of which was surely 

 " The Fall River Tragedy," treated in a volume by 

 Edwin H. Porter. " The Ne Plus Ultra Soda Foun- 

 tain Requisites of Modern Times," by George H. 

 Dubelle, was a practical receipt book for beverages 

 of the kind. " Americans in Europe " were gossiped 

 about by One of Them ; Mrs. Frank Leslie asked, 

 "Are Men Gay Deceivers?" accompanying the ques- 

 tion with otlier sketches ; and Arthur H. Young 

 brought " Hell up to Date " ; " Remarks," by Bill 

 Nye (Edgar Wilson Nye), covered every conceivable 

 subject. Clifton Johnson published "The Country 

 School in New England," with his own illustrations. 

 The " Manual of Guard Duty," of the United States 

 army, approved Jan. 7, 1893, was issued ; Albert Gal- 

 lup compiled a "Handbook of Military Signaling"; 

 Henry G. Sharpe wrote on "The Art of subsisting 

 Armies in War " ; and F. N. Maude contributed 

 " Letters on Tactics and Organization." These were 

 again reviewed in " The Service of Security and In- 

 formation," by Arthur L. Wagner. " Three Roads 

 to a Commission in the United States Army " were 

 shown "by Lieut. W. P. Burnham. John F. Maurice 

 made a study of" T?hc Balance of Military Power in 

 Europe." " Ainsley's Engineer's Manual of the Local 

 Marine .Board Examinations" filled two volumes, and 

 Vol. V of the " Interstate Commerce Commission Re- 

 port" covered the period from July 1, 1891, to Sept. 

 1, 1893. The " Organization and Management of Pri- 

 vate Corporations " was treated by A. S. Craige, and 

 Nathaniel C. Fowler, Jr., in " Building Business," fur- 

 nished an illustrated manual for aggressive business 

 men. Nugent Robinson compiled "The Busy Man's 

 Handbook," and Isaac Pitman's " Complete Phono- 

 graphic Instructor" was intended for class or self 

 instruction. Joseph Allen Minturn told in " The In- 

 ventor's Friend " how to obtain success with patents, 

 and Wallace A. Bartlett published a "Digest of 

 Trade-Marks." The " Annual Club Catalogue and 

 Directory" for 1893 was compiled from official re- 

 ports ; L. Balch wrote " A Manual for Boards of 

 Health and Health Officers"; "Poor's Manual of the 

 Railroads of the United States for 1893 "reached its 

 twenty -sixth year, and was accompanied by a supple- 

 ment, " Poor's Handbook of Investment Securities for 

 1892-'93." "The Annual Literary Index, 1892," was 

 edited by William I. Fletcher and R. R. Bowker; the 

 "Publishers'. Trade List Annual, 1893," and the 

 " Annual American Catalogue, 1892," were issued ; 

 also Parts V and VI of " Handy Lists of Technical 

 Literature," compiled by H. E. Haberkorn. A. Gro- 

 woll gave practical hints on " The Profession of Book- 

 selling." Albert S. Bolles edited " The Banker's 

 Almanac and Register and Legal Directory for 1893,'' 



