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Ormsbee, A. B. House comfortable. 

N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1892 $1

The practical advice for furnishing all parts of the house is excellent. A valuable little book for any one beginning housekeeping.

Quigley, D. What dress makes us. 

N. Y., Dutton & Co., 1897 $1.25

Dorothy writes amusingly upon how women of certain types should dress, offering hints for becoming apparel.

Routledge, R. Discoveries and inventions of the nineteenth century. 

Il.N. Y., Routledge, 1891 $3

The author has aimed to give a concise but clear description of the several subjects, and to indicate, if not to explain, the principles involved in each discovery and invention.

Steele, J. W. Steam, steel and electricity. 

Saalfield Pub. Co., Akron cl. 75c and $1

Includes story of steam; age of steel; story of electricity and modern electricity.

Thurston, R. H. History of growth of steam engine. 

N. Y., Appleton, 1897 $2.50

This is a most exhaustive, lucid and trustworthy account of a most interesting subject.

j Trowbridge, J. Electrical boy. 

Bost., Roberts Bros., 1896 $1.50

By means of an interesting story for boys considerable information is conveyed about electricity.

j ——— Three boys on an electrical boat. 

Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1896 $1

This book is part of the record and romantic conjecture of the present age.

S. F., Walker Electricity in our homes and workshops. 

Il.N. Y., Van Nostrand Co., 1889 $1.50

A connecting link between the electricity of the schools and the electrical engineering of practical life.

Wright, C. D. Industrial evolution of the United States. 

Il.Meadville, Pa., Flood & Vincent, 1895 $1

A plain, simple statement of the leading facts attending the planting and development of the mechanical industries of our country.