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\ SMALLER HISTORY Or THE UNITED
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This is condensed form OF Harpers' almira-
bic School History Of the United States" AMI
in general arrangement it is much the same a.
the larger work.
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With the publication of this, and kindred
works, II would seem that at length a sanitary
day is -dawning. This little book is a valuable
records OF tacts-of acquired experiences and
published inventions in relation to house con-
sruction. 1t also estimates for the best sys
TENS in use, and has a large number of ilIustra-
lions.
CHUZZLFWIT. By Charles Dicfens NrW SoIt
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This is OF the "Greenbsck" edition OF Pick.
ems, by the Harpers, and has the noted illustra-
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curious mine OF information concerning the
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Reprint OF clever novel Published in Black
Sroods Magazine.
THREE GENERATIONS. By Sarah A. Emery.
boston Lee Shepherd. Through J. c. Par.
No. of the " Library of Modern Novels, is
sued by Lee s. Shepherd.
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No. S78 of the Harpers' Library of Select
Novels"
PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY. Oh THE MOD.
ERH CHANGES OF The EkRrH AND IFS
TRaTivk OF GEoL0GY. By S sir charles lh Lei
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This Is the eleventh and entirely revised
edition Of the Principles" In this edition
will be found a mass of important new matter
upon the New Zealand Geysers; the action OF
water in VOLCANOES; the sexual selection, and
origin theories of Darwin and Wallace; the tenn
peratures and fauna OF Lake Superior; the
depth TO which the ocean is inhabited, &C., &c
MIbDLENARCH Story Of PROVINCIAL Life. By
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George Eliot's novels published by the Harpers,
and which they have brought down to the story
she is now writing, of which this is the first vol
ume. The character-panting in {" Middle
march" is faithful and vigorous, but up to the
end of this volume the incidents OF the story are
not striking, and perhaps the author does not
propose to deal with anything but quiet life.
THE SCHOOL AND THE ARMY IN GER
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SIEGE LIFE AT VERSA lilies, By B7eve,
Major General W HaEen. q. : s. New YORK
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The first part of this work is An exceedingly
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observations OF German military life and ser
vice during part of the late Franco Prussian
war. Gen Hazen goes on to contrast the mill
tary and educational systems OF France and
Germany, very much to the favor o. the latter
incidentally he compares the German military
system With our own, and white giving due
credit to our soldiers for courage does not hesI-
tate to admit the defects ir eur own military
system a. c0ntrasted with that OF GERMANY,