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Guide to Promotion. By Lieutenant-Colonel Sisson C. Pratt. (Stanford,)—This is

a book containing the necessary information for officers preparing for examination in regimental duties. The form adopted is that of question and answer ; the subjects are, "Discipline," " Duty," "Interior Economy," "Movement of Troops," and "Arms. Ammunition, and Equipment." Intro- ductory chapters give the regulations for examination, &c. The manual is intended for the ranks of Lieutenant, Captain, and Major.