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the Kansas Agricultural College, contributes an article upon " Scientific Agri- 
culture." Professor G. W. Hoss describes in full the School System of Kansas, 
and D. B. Long, the State Fish Commissioner, makes a report upon *'Fish 
Culture." 
This valuable and comprehensive volume concludes with a chapter upon 
the public lands. Government, State, and railroad, now offered for sale, with 
amounts, prices, land offices, etc. No better means of developing the resources 
of the State than this can be devised, and it would be well for Missouri if some 
similar plan should be adopted. 
Authors and Publishers : Octavo, pp. 96. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New 
York, 1883. For sale by M. H. Dickinson. 
This is sent out as a manual of suggestions for beginners in literature, and 
comprises a description of publishing methods and arrangements, directions for 
the preparation of manuscripts for the press, explanations of the details of book- 
manufacturing, instructions for and examples of proof-reading, samples of print- 
ing in various sized type, the United States Copyright Law, and information con- 
cerning international copyright, general hints for authors, etc. , 
No book of the kind that we have ever seen covers the whole ground so 
well and it will be found useful to all classes of writers and interesting to most 
readers. 
The American Citizens' Manual, Part II ; By Worthington C. Ford. 8vo. 
pp. 184. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1883. 
In Part I of this work the author considers the functions of the government, 
with special reference to National, State, and local Governments, the electorate, 
the civil service, etc. In Part II he discusses the questions of personal rights, 
protection to property ; the function of the Federal Government, its war-power, 
foreign relations, regulation of commerce, naturalization laws, post-offices, post- 
roads, Indian policy, disposition of public lands, etc. Also the functions of 
State governments as regards corporations, education, charitable institutions, 
State finances, etc. 
It is an exceedingly valuable work for citizens of all classes, whether native- 
born or naturalized, and would make an excellent class-book for older students in 
our schools and colleges. 
