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Show HOOKS HEOKJVUD. "Wonders of electricity, translated from the .Kronen of J. Builo, with sixty-live' illustrations; Now York, fcicribnor, Armstrong A Co.; cloth, 33-5 pp, $1.76. James Dwyer, Salt Lako. Not least iu tho illustrated Library of Wonders is this work on electricity which, without attempting to cntor into a philosophic discussion of the subject, gives, in a clear and carofully written series of papers, pa-pers, tho sum of present scientific knowledge of this agent, so mysterious and so littlo understood, yot bo neoo&-sary, neoo&-sary, even with our comparative ignorance ignor-ance of its possibilities, to the whole civilized world. Although scientists progress slowly in the study of eleotri-oity.yet eleotri-oity.yet progress is surely being made, and without doubt soon (here will bo opened up a field of wonderful scope and power so great that, as yet, even bold imaginations' scarcely dara dream of it. Wonders of tho Moon, translated from tho .French by Miss At. G. Mead; edited with additions by Alaria -Mitchell, of Vassar college. .New York, Seribnor. Armstrong & (Jo.; cloth. 'Ml pp., SI. 75. James IJwyor, Ball Lake This is another volume of the Library Libra-ry of Wonders, intended neither for tho school room nor tho observatory, but for the benefit of the great reading public. Adapted to that large class of persons who omnot afford the time for closo study, this work gives a supply of scientific facts in regard to astronomy astro-nomy generally, and tho moon in particular, par-ticular, that could scarcely bo found elsewhere in so condensed and convenient conve-nient shape. At tho sanio timo, for those who havo the opportunity of using tho telescope, thia volume is a guide-book of the lunar surface, without with-out tho necessity of delicate and costly instruments. Tho Greatest Plaguo of Life; or the Adventures Ad-ventures of a LaJv- in Search of a tvTvant: T. B. Peterson Jc Bro's, Philadelphia: paper, 131 pp, 50 cents. James JLKvyor, bait Lake, This is the quaint yet most appropriate appro-priate title of a book, full of amusing amus-ing anecdotes and comical misadventures, misadven-tures, narrating the trying ordeals of a young housekeeper, who has been "aituost worried to death," over tint "greatest plapuc of life,' eearching for a good servant- Our lady readers, in full sympathy with their sister, who is indeed a heroine, will find this story full of interest. Those who desire to "laugh and giow fat" will here dis cover a most excellent opportunity. |