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You may learn here what is good taste in the treatment of walls, furniture, ornaRECEIPTS AND REMEDIES. By Louis A. Fleming. A thousand and one "best ways" to preserve health, comfort and appearance. FIRST AID TO THE INJURED. By F. J. Warwick. What to do in all kinds of accidents and the first stages of illness. Illustrated. NURSING. By S. Virginia Levis. The fullest particulars given for the care of the sick in all of the simple and serious ailments of life. DEATH DEFERRED. By Hereward Carrington. Read this and live to be a hundred. A practical discussion of human life and how to prolong it. ELECTRICITY. By George L. Fowler. If you wish to install a door-bell, construct a telephone, or wire a house, the information is here. THE HORSE. By C. T. Davies. Are you choosing a horse, raising or keeping one? You need this handy little compendium of the latest veterinary science. THE DOG. By John Maxtee. All the essentials of dog-keeping are given, from kennel to show bench, from biscuit to flea-bane. GOLF. By Horace Hutchinson. This standard book gives a complete history of the game, in: structions for the selection of implements, and directions for playing. DAIRY-FARMING. By D. S. Dairy Commissioner of Kansas. book telling what cows to buy make dairying pay. Burch, State A practical and how to CHICKENS. By A. T. Johnson. A book that tells all about chickens, how to raise them, combat disease, and otherwise care for the growing brood. FLOWERS: HOW TO GROW THEM. By Eben E. Rexford. With the help so clearly given in this book no one need fail to raise flowers. HOME GAMES. By George Hapgood, Esq. A collection of the newest and best ways of amusing people who have come together for a good time. PARLOR GAMES. By Helen E. Hollister. With this volume at hand no one need ever be at a loss for games of amusement, entertainment and instruction. SOLITAIRE AND PATIENCE. By George Hapgood, Esq. Fifty games; here are fifty friends for as many moods and able to make a lonely hour pass quickly. WHIST. By Cavendish. The beginner's best friend and the experienced player's constant companion. DANCING. By Marguerite Wilson. A complete instructor, beginning with the first positions and steps and leading up to the square and round dances. DANCES OF TO-DAY. By A. L. Newman. An up-to-date manual of the latest dances with clear diagrams and photographs. EACH 50 CENTS DANCES OF TODAY -NEWMAN CONVERSATION. By J. P. Mahaffy. What to | ASTRONOMY: THE SUN AND HIS FAM- STORIES WORTH TELLING. By Herbert Leonard Coggins. The cream of all the funny stories. Illustrated by 100 pictures by Claire Victor Dwiggins. READING AS A FINE ART. By Earnest Legouvé. The suggestions contained in this work of standard authority will go far toward the attainment of this accomplishment. CLASSICAL DICTIONARY. By Edward S. Ellis, A. M. All the classical allusions worth knowing, so arranged as to lose no time in looking them up. BUSINESS LETTERS. By Calvin C. Althouse. An expert here shows by numerous examples from real business how to write letters. SHAKESPEAREAN QUOTATIONS. By C. S. Rex. Here are more than one thousand subjects, arranged alphabetically; under each apt quotations are given. BIBLICAL QUOTATIONS. By John H. Bechtel. Thousands of quotations, arranged alphabetically by subjects, providing quotations for each one. CIVICS; WHAT EVERY CITIZEN SHOULD KNOW. By George Lewis. Information on such topics as the Monroe Doctrine, Behring Sea Controversy, Extradition, Treaties, etc. SLIPS OF SPEECH. By John H. Bechtel. No necessity for studying rules of rhetoric or grammar; this book teaches both. It is counselor, critic, and guide. ETIQUETTE. By Agnes H. Morton. Success in life is often marred by bad manners. Social blunders may be prevented by the knowledge of the right thing to do. QUOTATIONS. By Agnes H. Morton. A clever compilation of pithy quotations, alphabetically arranged according to the sentiment. EPITAPHS. By Frederick W. Unger. Full of quaint bits of obituary fancy, with a touch of the gruesome here and there for a relish. PROVERBS. By John H. Bechtel. This volume contains a collection of proverbs, old and new, indexed to enable one to find readily just what is wanted. THINGS WORTH KNOWING. By John H. Bechtel. Information for everybody, about health, household affairs, business, domestic and foreign countries: all indexed. A DICTIONARY OF MYTHOLOGY. By John H. Bechtel. The convenient arrangement here makes knowledge of mythological subjects easily acquired. PRONUNCIATION. By John H. Bechtel. Over 5,000 words, pronounced in the clearest manner, according to the best authority. PRACTICAL SYNONYMS. By John H. Bechtel. Invaluable for enlarging your vocabulary and cultivating a more precise manner of speech. THE DEBATER'S TREASURY. Ey William Pittenger. Directions for organizing and conducting debating societies, with a list of over 200 questions. PUNCTUATION. By Paul Allardyce. Few persons can punctuate correctly. Keep this book on your desk to remove difficulties and make all points clear. ORATORY. By Henry Ward Beecher. A unique and masterly treatise on the fundamentals of true oratory. ENGLISH WRITERS. By R. V. Gilbert. For those who wish to know the main facts about our great writers. STORIES OF THE OPERAS. By Ethel Shubert. This gives the complete story of every opera ordinarily produced in America and many less frequently heard. JOURNALISM. By Charles H. Olin. What is news, how is it obtained. how handled, and how to become a journalist? These questions and others are answered. BOTANY: THE STORY OF PLANT LIFE. By Julia MacNair Wright. The scientific study of Botany made as interesting as a fairy tale. LAW, AND HOW TO KEEP OUT OF IT. By Paschal H. Coggins, Esq. Every busy man and woman will find here information on just such points as are likely to arise in everyday affairs. PARLIAMENTARY LAW. By Paschal H. Coggins, Esq. This is parliamentary law in a nutshell, for people who need plain rules, and the reasons for them. SOCIALISM. By Charles H. Olin. Here is given, in a clear and interesting manner, a complete idea of the economic doctrines taught by the leading socialists. PLUTARCH'S LIVES. By Edward S. Ellis, A. M. The lives of the leading Greeks and Romans of ancient times, in concise form. READY-MADE SPEECHES. By George Hapgood. A collection of carefully planned model speeches to aid those who, without some slight help, must remain silent. AFTER-DINNER STORIES. By John Harrison. Nothing adds so much zest to a dinner as a good story well told. There are hundreds of them, short and pithy. TOASTS. By William Pittenger. What would you not give for the ability to respond to them? This little book will tell you how to do it. LETTER WRITING. 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