Part 14 (1/2)

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY

BOSTON AND NEW YORK

A YEAR IN A COAL-MINE

By JOSEPH HUSBAND

”Mr. Husband enables the reader to carry away a vitalized impression of a coal-mine, its working and its workers, and a grasp of vivid details.”--_San Francisco Chronicle_.

”It is a story of vivid and compelling interest and every word bears the impress of truth.”--_Living Age._

”Apart from its informative value, this is a book that no one can fail to enjoy.”--_Philadelphia Press._

”A refres.h.i.+ngly frank narrative.”--_New York Sun_.

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY

BOSTON AND NEW YORK

THE CONFESSIONS OF A RAILROAD SIGNALMAN

By J.O. f.a.gAN

”Extremely well written and forcible.”--_The Outlook._

”A terrible indictment of our railway management.”--_New York Post._

”The literature of the day contains few things more interesting than these confessions. They relate to railroad accidents, and the confessor is manifestly a man not only of remarkable discernment, but likewise of rhetorical skill.”--_Stone and Webster Public Service Journal._

”Throws much light on the frequency of railroad accidents and will stimulate serious thought on the part of readers.”--_Troy Times._

”Remarkable and interesting.”--_Boston Herald._