Under the Russian Snows, 59
Waterloo, 63
Sebastopol, 71
Sadowa, 77
Capture of Mexico, 84
Vicksburg, 89
Gettysburg, 95
Spottsylvania, 104
Appomattox, 112
Sedan, by Victor Hugo, 118
Bazaine and Metz, 129


ASTRONOMICAL VISTAS.

The Century of the Asteroids, 136
The Story of Neptune, 146
Evolution of the Telescope, 156
The New Astronomy, 165
What the Worlds Are Made Of, 175


PROGRESS IN DISCOVERY AND INVENTION.

The First Steamboat and its Maker, 184
Telegraphing before Morse, 196
The New Light of Men, 205
The Telephone, 216
The Machine That Talks Back, 225
Evolution of the Dynamo, by Professor Joseph