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A Handbook.

By Henry Williams, Naval Constructor, U. S. Navy. With 32 full-page
illustrations and a number in the text. 12mo. $1.50 net; by mail, $1.67.

This is a neat, crisp, matter-of-fact account of our Navy, with an
occasional illuminating anecdote of famous court-martials and such. It
has been passed by high authorities and its publication officially
sanctioned. The _Contents_ includes: Naval History--The Navy's
Organization--The Navy's Personnel--Man-of-War in Commission--Classes of
Ships in the Navy--Description--High Explosives; Torpedoes; Mines;
Aeroplanes--Designing and Building a Warship; Dry Docks--The National
Defense.

THOMAS LEAMING'S
A PHILADELPHIA LAWYER IN THE LONDON COURTS

Illustrated by the Author. 8vo. $2.00 net; by mail, $2.15. (Circular on
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A trained observer's graphic description of the English Law Courts, of
their ancient customs yet up-to-date methods; of the lives and
activities of the modern barrister and solicitor--the "K. C.," the
"Junior," the "Devil"--and of the elaborate etiquette, perpetuated by
the Inns of Court, which still inflexibly rules them, despite the
tendencies of the times and growth of socialism.

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