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ETIQUETTE.-By Agnes H. Morton. Success in life is often marred by bad manners. A perusal of this work will prevent such blunders. It is a book for everybody, for the select sets as well as for the less ambitious. The subject is presented in a bright and interesting manner and represents the latest vogue. LETTER WRITING.-By Agnes H. Morton.

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persons dislike letter writing because they fear they cannot say just the right thing. This admirable book not only shows by numerous examples just what kind of letters to write for all occasions, but it teaches the reader to become an accomplished original letter writer.

QUOTATIONS.-By Agnes H. Morton. A clever compilation of pithy quotations, selected from a great variety of sources, and alphabetically arranged according to the sentiment. It contains all the popular quotations in current use, together with many rare bits of prose and verse not usually found. PROVERBS.-By John H. Bechtel. The genius, wit and spirit of a nation are discovered in its proverbs, and the condensed wisdom of all ages and all nations is embodied in them. This volume contains a representative collection, of proverbs, old and new, and the indexes, topical and alphabetical, enable one to find readily just what he requires. SLIPS OF SPEECH.-By John H. Bechtel. Who does not make them? The best of us do. Why not avoid them. Any one with the desire for self-improvement can. No necessity for studying rules of rhetoric or grammar when this book can be had. It teaches both without the study of either. PRONUNCIATION.-By John H. Bechtel. What is more disagreeable than a faulty pronunciation? No defect so clearly shows a lack of culture. This volume contains over 5,000 words on which most of us are apt to trip. They are here pronounced in the clearest and simplest manner and according to the best authority.

PRACTICAL SYNONYMS.-By John H. Bechtel. Any one with the least desire to add to his vocabulary should have a copy of this book. It is designed mainly to meet the wants of the busy merchant or lawyer, the thoughtful clergyman or teacher, the wide-awake school boy or girl

TOASTS. By William Pittenger. What would you not give for the ability to respond to them? No need to give much when you can learn the art from this little book. It will tell you how to do it; not only that, but, by example, it will show you the way. PARLOR GAMES.-By Helen E. Hollister. "What shall we do to amuse ourselves and our friends?" is a question frequently propounded. This complete volume most happily answers this puzzling question, as it contains a splendid collection of all kinds of games for amusement,entertainment and instruction.

DANCING.-By Marguerite Wilson. A complete instructor, beginning with the first positions and leading up to the square and round dances. A full list of calls for square dances, the etiquette of the dances, and 100 figures for the german. Illustrated. CONUNDRUMS.-By Dean Rivers. Conundrums are intellectual exercises which sharpen our wits and lead us to think quickly. This book contains an excellent collection of over a 1,000 of the latest brightest, and most up-to-date conundrums, to which are added many Biblical, poetical and French conundrums.

HYPNOTISM.-By Edward H. Eldridge, A. M. There is no more popular form of entertainment than hypnotic exhibitions, and every one would like to know how to hypnotize. By following the simple and concise instructions in this complete manual any one can, with a little practice, readily learn how to exercise this unique and strange power. NURSING.-By S. Virginia Levis. No household is exempt from, sickness, and it generally appears when no provision has been made for it. Not every one can have a professional nurse, but no one need be without this valuable work. The fullest particulars are given for the care of the sick, not only in the simple, but also in the more serious ailments of life.

THE DEBATER'S TREASURY.-By William Pittenger. There is no greater ability than the power of skilful debate. Here are directions for organizing debating societies, and suggestions for all who desire to discuss questions in public. Also a list of over 200 questions for debate, with arguments both affirm ative and negative.

PRACTICAL PALMISTRY.-By Henry Frith. Palmistry is one of the most popular subjects of the day. More people would be interested in it if they properly understood it. This volume furnishes full and trustworthy information on the subject, and by means of it any one will be able to read character fully and accurately. Illustrated.

LAW, AND HOW TO KEEP OUT OF IT.-By Paschal H. Coggins, Esq. Most legal difficulties arise from ignorance of the minor points of law. This volume furnishes to the busy man and woman information on just such points as are likely to arise in every-day affairs, and thus forestalls them against mental worry and financial loss.

ELECTRICITY.-By George L. Fowler. An interesting and thoroughly reliable presentation of the subject for the amateur or skilled electrician. If you wish to install an electric door-bell, construct a telephone, wire a house, or understand the workings of a dynamo, this volume will furnish the required information. A practical book of inestimable value to

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Rogers. Accordingly, instead of the $2,000 installment which they should have paid Mrs. Rogers at that time, they notified her that the firm intended to continue the manufacture of the goods irrespective of her patents, and defied her to prevent them.

It was then that Mrs. Rogers enlisted the services of Miss King, who, realizing that the suit hinged on a question of equivalents, felt that it would materially help in handling the case if she were an expert engineer as well as a lawyer. To gain this knowledge she took up a course in mechanical-electrical engineering in the American School of Correspondence at Armour Institute of Technology, which she had nearly completed before the time of the final hearing of the suit. The knowledge thus. acquired was of great benefit to Miss King in conducting the cross-examination of the expert engineers who were introduced as witnesses on the other side.

That a woman should master the intricacies of patent law and attain eminence in that branch of jurisprudence which is conceded to be the most abstruse, is in itself a matter worthy of note; but what makes it even remarkable is the fact that she is entirely self-educated.

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Miss King was born in a little log cabin near Waterloo, Iowa, and when only five. years of age was left an orphan. She was raised on a farm among humble country folks, and acquired the rudiments of an education in the district school. As a girl, she earned her first money by working in a kitchen for $1.25 a week. Her earliest glimpse of the world beyond her immediate environment was

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when she was summoned to the county seat to appear as a witness in a neighbor's lawsuit. This was a trying ordeal for the shy country girl, but once within the court-room she forgot her fears. The dignity of the judge and the keenness of the opposing lawyers made a deep impression upon her as she watched everything with absorbed interest. Before court adjourned, Florence King had made up her mind to learn shorthand, and this determination was the foundation of her

career.

With that firmness of purpose which recognizes no such word as "fail," she worked her way through Mount Morris College, and after graduating with honors, came to Chicago with only $6.00 in her purse. Within a few days she secured a position as stenographer in a publishing house, where she remained until she heard of an opening in a patent lawyer's office. This work was thoroughly congenial, but Miss King was not content to take dictation; she wanted to be a lawyer herself. She began the study of law in a night school, and at the end of two years was graduated in a class of one hundred, ninety-nine of whom were men. After being admitted to the bar in Illinois, she continued her studies and applied for admission successively in the United States Circuit and District Courts, and finally in the Supreme Court of the United States.

There are two maxims which Miss King says have engraved themselves deeply upon her mind:

First-If the opportunity you are looking for does not present itself, create it.

Second--In starting anything always be sure you are right then go ahead, and never give

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