The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 20, March 25, 1897 by Various


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2. =Every-Day Occupations=, by H. WARREN CLIFFORD, S.D.
Quantities of useful facts entertainingly told, relating to work
and workers. How Leather is Tanned; How Silk is Made; The
Mysteries of Glass-Making, of Cotton Manufacture, of
Cloth-Making, of Ship and House Building; The Secrets of the
Dyer's Art and the Potter's Skill--all and more are described
and explained in detail with wonderful clearness. 330 pages.
Cloth, 60 cents.

3. =Man and Materials=, by WM. G. PARKER, M.E. Shows
how man has raised himself from savagery to civilization by
utilizing the raw material of the earth. Brings for the first
time the wonderful natural resources of the United States to the
notice of American children. The progress of the Metal-Working
arts simply described and very attractively illustrated. 323
pages. Cloth, 60 cents.

4. =Modern Industries and Commerce=, by ROBERT LOUIS,
PH.D. Treats of commerce and the different means of
conveyance used in different eras. Highways, Canals. Tunnels,
Railroads, and the Steam Engine are discussed in an entertaining
way. Other subjects are Paper Manufacture, Newspapers, Electric
Light, Atlantic Cable, the Telephone, and the principal newer
commercial applications of Electricity, etc. 329 pages. Cloth,
60 cents.

* * * * *

WOOD'S

Natural History Readers.

By the REV. J.G. WOOD, M.A.,

_Author of "Homes without Hands," etc._


=First Reader.= Short and simple stories about Common Domestic Animals 25
cts.

=Second Reader.= Short and simple stories about Animals of the Fields,
Birds, etc. 36 cts.

=Third Reader.= Descriptive of Familiar Animals and some of their wild
relations 50 cts.

=Fourth Reader.= The Monkey Tribe, the Bat Tribe, the Mole, Ox, Horse,
Elephant, etc 65 cts.

=Fifth Reader.= Birds, Reptiles, Fishes, etc. 65 cts.

=Sixth Reader.= Mollusks, Crustacea, Spiders, Insects, Corals, Jelly Fish,
Sponges, etc. 65 cts.

* * * * *

=WILLIAM BEVERLEY HARISON=
=3 & 5 West 18th Street, - - - - NEW YORK=

* * * * *


THE GREAT ROUND WORLD

NATURAL HISTORY

STORIES.

A Series of True Stories

BY

JULIA TRUITT BISHOP.

Attractively Illustrated by Barnes.

* * * * *

These stories will be issued in parts. Price, 10 cents each. Subscription
price (12 numbers), $1.00. Part 1. issued as supplement to GREAT ROUND
WORLD. 19.

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