CHAPTER XXVI.

FROM THE SIDEWALK TO THE SHOP.

One morning, some months later, Paul was looking over the advertising

columns of the _Herald._ As his eye glanced carelessly over the

Chances for Business, his attention was drawn to the following:

"FOR SALE The stock and fixtures of a gentlemen's small furnishing

store. Good reasons for selling. Apply at No. -- Sixth avenue."

"I wonder how much it would cost," thought Paul. "I wish I had a small

store instead of a stand. I could make more money. Besides, it would

be more comfortable in cold and stormy weather."

It was a raw morning in November. Paul had his hands in his pockets,

and had much ado to keep warm. But he knew that worse days were to

come. The winter before he had suffered not a little on some days when

he felt the necessity of keeping at his business.

"Let me see," he reflected. "I have about six hundred dollars. That is

something, but it wouldn't go far toward stocking a store. Still, I

have a great mind to go up and look at the place, and inquire about

terms."

The more Paul thought about it, the more he felt a desire to go. He

accordingly got a boy, in whom he felt confidence, to attend his

stand, while he himself jumped on a Sixth avenue car and rode up to

the shop advertised.

On entering he found it small, but neat, and to all appearance a good

stand for business. The proprietor, a man of thirty-five or

thereabouts, came forward.

"What can I show you?" he asked.

"I saw your advertisement in the _Herald,"_ said Paul, "and came to

inquire about it. You want to sell out?"

"Yes. It is on account of my wife's health. The doctor says the city

air doesn't agree with her, and orders her into the country. I don't

want to be separated from her, and, besides, I have a chance to open a

store in a country town where my uncle lives."

"Is this a good stand for business?"

"Excellent. I am making more money here than I can expect to outside

of the city; but of course that is not to be put in the scale against

my wife's health. Were you thinking of going into the business?"

"I should like to, but I have not much capital. At what price do you

value your stock?"

"At two thousand dollars."

"That is more money than I have got."

"I'll tell you what I will do. If you will give me a thousand dollars

down, and give me good security for the balance, payable a year hence,

I will sell out to you."

"What is the rent?"

"A thousand dollars."

"Isn't that a good deal?"

"In proportion to the value of my stock, it is, but I keep turning it

over. Last year, after paying rent and all expenses, including wages

to a boy of seventeen, who assisted me, I cleared two thousand

dollars."

To Paul this seemed considerable. It would be a great improvement upon

his present position, and he would enjoy much more being the owner of

a store than of a street stand. But where would he get the money?

"Couldn't you take less than a thousand dollars down?" he asked.

The man shook his head.

"I need that amount at once," he said. "You had better accept my

terms. You can't do better. Can't you raise the money somewhere?"

"I will see," said Paul.

He had thought of Mr. Preston. He knew that Mr. Preston was his

friend, and that he was fully able to assist him. He would go and see

him, and consult him about the matter, not directly asking him for

help, but giving him an opportunity to offer.

"I will come back to-morrow and give you my answer," he said.

"Come to-night, if you can."

"Very well, I will, if possible."

Paul was fortunate enough to find Mr. Preston in.

"Good-morning, Paul," said the merchant, pleasantly; "what can I do

for you this morning?"

"I want to consult you on a matter of business, Mr. Preston."

"I shall be glad to advise you as well as I can."

Hereupon Paul explained the matter, first displaying the

advertisement.

"Do you think the shop favorably situated for business?" asked Mr.

Preston.

"Yes, sir."

"Is it pretty well stocked?"

"Yes, sir. If I had it I might want to increase the stock a little."

"So the man asks a thousand dollars cash?"

"Yes, sir."

"How much money have you?"

"Six hundred."

"Well, Paul, I think favorably of your plan. If you want to take the

shop, I will lend you the money you need, and stand security for the

remainder."

"Thank you, sir," said Paul, joyfully.

"Wait a minute till you hear my conditions. This is strictly a

business arrangement between us. I expect you to pay me interest at

the legal rate, and to pay it punctually as it falls due. You

understand that?"

"Yes, sir, that is only fair."

"As you say, it is only fair, yet borrowers are apt to forget it. They

will make all sorts of promises when they want to borrow, and break

them afterward. Even honest men will think it is enough to pay

interest whenever it is convenient, forgetting that by their neglect

they are injuring their credit. Some years since I helped two former

clerks to establish themselves in business. Both were honest; but

while one was prompt in all his engagements, and waited upon me on the

very day the interest came due with the money ready, the other obliged

me to send for it, and then put me off on every occasion, though he

paid finally. The result was, that after a while I assisted the first

cheerfully to extend his business. The second, hearing of it, made a

similar application, which I promptly refused. Do you wonder at it?"

"Not at all, sir. I think you were perfectly right."

"Be prompt in all your engagements. That is a good rule in business,

and in everything else. I have confidence in your integrity, and shall

be very glad to assist you. Go and finish your negotiation, and when

you want the money come to me."

"Thank you, sir, not only for your kind offer, but for your advice."

"He is going to succeed," said the merchant, as Paul went out. "He

will some day be a prosperous man."

The merchant was pleased at the respect with which his advice was

received. Young America is very apt to regard the counsel of the old

and experienced as of slight value; but in this they make a great

mistake. There are plenty of young men, who, from their own

self-sufficiency and impatience of good advice, go to financial ruin

every year. He shows wisdom who avails himself of the experience of

other men, avoiding their errors, and imitating what in them is worthy

of imitation.

Paul returned to the shop and made a careful examination of the stock.

He came to the conclusion that the price asked was not excessive, and

agreed to pay it. In the course of two days the transfer was

concluded, and Paul transferred the small stock of his necktie stand

to the shop which he had taken. During all this time he had said

nothing to his mother of the change he had made. He wanted to surprise

her.

"Mother," he said, on the second morning of his possession, "I want

you to take a little walk with me this morning."

"May I go too, Paul?" asked Jimmy.

"Yes, Jimmy, I meant to invite you. So get your cap."

"Where shall we walk to, Paul?" asked his mother.

"I don't mean to tell you just yet. You will soon know."

"Is it a secret?" asked Mrs. Hoffman, smiling.

"Yes; it is a great secret."

"Then I will try to stifle my curiosity for a time."

"What is it, Paul? Whisper it to me," said Jimmy.

"You must wait, too," said Paul. "I believe you are more curious than

mother."

They had not far to walk. When they reached the shop the sign told

them nothing, for Paul had not yet had time to have his own put up. He

had given the order to a sign-painter, but it would take time to

fulfill it.

"I want to go in here a minute," he said.

"Shall we wait outside?" asked his mother.

"No; come in. I would like to have you see the shop."

The three entered. A young clerk, who had been in the employ of the

former proprietor, and whom Paul had agreed to retain at the same

wages, was behind the counter.

"Good-morning, Mr. Hoffman," he said.

"Have you sold anything this morning?" asked Paul.

"Yes, sir; I have entered the sales on the slate."

"Let me see them."

"A new style of necktie is out. I think it will be well to get it. It

was asked for this morning."

"Very well. Just make a memorandum of it."

"Paul," said Mrs. Hoffman, who had listened to the conversation in

surprise, "have you anything to do with this store?"

"I am the proprietor," answered Paul, smiling.

"Is it true? How did it happen?"

"I wanted to surprise you, mother, and so I told you nothing about

it."

"When did you come into it?"

"This is only the second day. Mr. Preston helped me, or I could not

have carried out the arrangement."

"Do you think you can pay all your expenses and make money?" asked

Mrs. Hoffman, a little frightened when she heard of the rent which

Paul had agreed to pay.

"I mean to try, mother. I don't feel much afraid. I shall devote

myself faithfully to business, and if I don't do well it won't be my

fault."

------

We have kept our promise, and shown how Paul advanced slowly but

surely from the humble position of a street merchant to be the

proprietor of a shop. Now that several years have elapsed, I am able

to say that he succeeded, even beyond his anticipations. At the end of

two years he took a larger shop and engaged two extra clerks. Prompt

in his engagements, and of thorough integrity, he is likely to be even

more prosperous as the years roll on.

His mother is no longer dependent upon him. Mr. Henderson, the English

artist, now able to obtain purchasers for his pictures at remunerative

prices, asked her to become his wife and a mother to his little girl,

and, after a little hesitation, she consented, partly, I think,

because Jimmy liked the artist so much. Mr. Henderson took pains to

instruct Jimmy and develop his talent, with such encouraging success

that Paul's prediction seems likely to be fulfilled, and I shall not

be surprised if the name of James Hoffman should, before many years,

rank among the most prominent in the list of our artists.

Julius, as I have already stated, left the streets of New York for a

home in the West. His old enemies, Jack Morgan and Tom Marlowe, were

sentenced to a long imprisonment in Sing Sing. Marlowe threatens

vengeance upon Julius whenever he gets free from prison. Whether he

will have an opportunity of carrying out his threat I cannot tell.

THE END.

A. L. Burt's Catalogue of Books for Young People by Popular Writers,

52-58 Duane Street, New York

BOOKS FOR BOYS.

Joe's Luck: A Boy's Adventures in California. By HORATIO ALGER, JR.

12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

The story is chock full of stirring incidents, while the amusing

situations are furnished by Joshua Bickford, from Pumpkin Hollow, and

the fellow who modestly styles himself the "Rip-tail Roarer, from Pike

Co., Missouri." Mr. Alger never writes a poor book, and "Joe's Luck"

is certainly one of his best.

Tom the Bootblack; or, The Road to Success. By HORATIO ALGER, JR.

12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

A bright, enterprising lad was Tom the Bootblack. He was not at all

ashamed of his humble calling, though always on the lookout to better

himself. The lad started for Cincinnati to look up his heritage. Mr.

Grey, the uncle, did not hesitate to employ a ruffian to kill the lad.

The plan failed, and Gilbert Grey, once Tom the bootblack, came into a

comfortable fortune. This is one of Mr. Alger's best stories.

Dan the Newsboy. By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price

$1.00.

Dan Mordaunt and his mother live in a poor tenement, and the lad is

pluckily trying to make ends meet by selling papers in the streets of

New York. A little heiress of six years is confided to the care of the

Mordaunts. The child is kidnapped and Dan tracks the child to the

house where she is hidden, and rescues her. The wealthy aunt of the

little heiress is so delighted with Dan's courage and many good

qualities that she adopts him as her heir.

Tony the Hero: A Brave Boy's Adventure with a Tramp. By HORATIO ALGER,

JR. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

Tony, a sturdy bright-eyed boy of fourteen, Is under the control of

Rudolph Rugg, a thorough rascal. After much abuse Tony runs away and

gets a job as stable boy in a country hotel. Tony is heir to a large

estate. Rudolph for a consideration hunts up Tony and throws him down

a deep well. Of course Tony escapes from the fate provided for him,

and by a brave act, a rich friend secures his rights and Tony is

prosperous. A very entertaining book.

The Errand Boy; or, How Phil Brent Won Success. By HORATIO ALGER, JR.

12mo, cloth illustrated, price $1.00.

The career of "The Errand Boy" embraces the city adventures of a smart

country lad. Philip was brought up by a kind-hearted innkeeper named

Brent. The death of Mrs. Brent paved the way for the hero's subsequent

troubles. A retired merchant in New York secures him the situation of

errand boy, and thereafter stands as his friend.

Tom Temple's Career. By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 12mo, cloth, illustrated,

price $1.00.

Tom Temple is a bright, self-reliant lad. He leaves Plympton village

to seek work In New York, whence he undertakes an important mission to

California. Some of his adventures in the far west are so startling

that the reader will scarcely close the book until the last page shall

have been reached. The tale is written in Mr. Alger's most fascinating

style.

Frank Fowler, the Cash Boy. By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 12mo, cloth,

illustrated, price $1.00.

Frank Fowler, a poor boy, bravely determines to make a living for

himself and his foster-sister Grace. Going to New York he obtains a

situation as cash boy in a dry goods store. He renders a service to a

wealthy old gentleman who takes a fancy to the lad, and thereafter

helps the lad to gain success and fortune.

Tom Thatcher's Fortune. By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 12mo, cloth,

illustrated, price $1.00.

Tom Thatcher is a brave, ambitious, unselfish boy. He supports his

mother and sister on meagre wages earned as a shoe-pegger in John

Simpson's factory. Tom is discharged from the factory and starts

overland for California. He meets with many adventures. The story is

told in a way which has made Mr. Alger's name a household word in so

many homes.

The Train Boy. By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price

$1.00.

Paul Palmer was a wide-awake boy of sixteen who supported his mother

and sister by selling books and papers on the Chicago and Milwaukee

Railroad. He detects a young man in the act of picking the pocket of a

young lady. In a railway accident many passengers are killed, but Paul

is fortunate enough to assist a Chicago merchant, who out of gratitude

takes him into his employ. Paul succeeds with tact and judgment and is

well started on the road to business prominence.

Mark Mason's Victory. The Trials and Triumphs of a Telegraph Boy. By

HORATIO ALGER, JR. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

Mark Mason, the telegraph boy, was a sturdy, honest lad, who pluckily

won his way to success by his honest manly efforts under many

difficulties. This story will please the very large class of boys who

regard Mr. Alger as a favorite author.

A Debt of Honor. The Story of Gerald Lane's Success in the Far West.

By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

The story of Gerald Lane and the account of the many trials and

disappointments which he passed through before he attained success,

will interest all boys who have read the previous stories of this

delightful author.

Ben Bruce. Scenes in the Life of a Bowery Newsboy. By HORATIO ALGER,

JR. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

Ben Bruce was a brave, manly, generous boy. The story of his efforts,

and many seeming failures and disappointments, and his final success,

are most interesting to all readers. The tale is written In Mr.

Alger's most fascinating style.

The Castaways; or, On the Florida Reefs. By JAMES OTIS. 12mo, cloth,

illustrated, price $1.00.

This tale smacks of the salt sea. From the moment that the Sea Queen

leaves lower New York bay till the breeze leaves her becalmed off the

coast of Florida, one can almost hear the whistle of the wind through

her rigging, the creak of her straining cordage as she heels to the

leeward. The adventures of Ben Clark, the hero of the story and Jake

the cook, cannot fail to charm the reader. As a writer for young

people Mr. Otis Is a prime favorite.

Wrecked on Spider Island; or, How Ned Rogers Found the Treasure. By

JAMES OTIS. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

Ned Rogers, a "down-east" plucky lad ships as cabin boy to earn a

livelihood. Ned is marooned on Spider Island, and while there

discovers a wreck submerged in the sand, and finds a considerable

amount of treasure. The capture of the treasure and the incidents of

the voyage serve to make as entertaining a story of sea-life as the

most captious boy could desire.

The Search for the Silver City: A Tale of Adventure in Yucatan. By

JAMES OTIS. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

Two lads, Teddy Wright and Neal Emery, embark on the steam yacht Day

Dream for a cruise to the tropics. The yacht is destroyed by fire, and

then the boat is cast upon the coast of Yucatan. They hear of the

wonderful Silver City, of the Chan Santa Cruz Indians, and with the

help of a faithful Indian ally carry off a number of the golden images

from the temples. Pursued with relentless vigor at last their escape

is effected in an astonishing manner. The story is so full of exciting

incidents that the reader is quite carried away with the novelty and

realism of the narrative.

A Runaway Brig; or, An Accidental Cruise. By JAMES OTIS. 12mo, cloth,

illustrated, price $1.00.

This is a sea tale, and the reader can look out upon the wide

shimmering sea as it flashes back the sunlight, and imagine himself

afloat with Harry Vandyne, Walter Morse, Jim Libby and that old

shell-back, Bob Brace, on the brig Bonita. The boys discover a

mysterious document which enables them to find a buried treasure. They

are stranded on an island and at last are rescued with the treasure.

The boys are sure to be fascinated with this entertaining story.

The Treasure Finders: A Boy's Adventures in Nicaragua. By JAMES OTIS.

12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

Roy and Dean Coloney, with their guide Tongla, leave their father's

indigo plantation to visit the wonderful ruins of an ancient city. The

boys eagerly explore the temples of an extinct race and discover three

golden images cunningly hidden away. They escape with the greatest

difficulty. Eventually they reach safety with their golden prizes. We

doubt if there ever was written a more entertaining story than "The

Treasure Finders."

Jack, the Hunchback. A Story of the Coast of Maine. By JAMES OTIS.

Price $1.00.

This is the story of a little hunchback who lived on Cape Elizabeth,

on the coast of Maine. His trials and successes are most interesting.

From first to last nothing stays the interest of the narrative. It

bears us along as on a stream whose current varies in direction, but

never loses its force.

With Washington at Monmouth: A Story of Three Philadelphia Boys. By

JAMES OTIS. 12mo, ornamental cloth, olivine edges, illustrated, price

$1.50.

Three Philadelphia lads assist the American spies and make regular and

frequent visits to Valley Forge in the Winter while the British

occupied the city. The story abounds with pictures of Colonial life

skillfully drawn, and the glimpses of Washington's soldiers which are

given shown that the work has not been hastily done, or without

considerable study. The story is wholesome and patriotic in tone, as

are all of Mr. Otis' works.

With Lafayette at Yorktown: A Story of How Two Boys Joined the

Continental Army. By JAMES OTIS. 12mo, ornamental cloth, olivine

edges, illustrated, price $1.50.

Two lads from Portmouth, N. H., attempt to enlist In the Colonial

Army, and are given employment as spies. There is no lack of exciting

incidents which the youthful reader craves, but it is healthful

excitement brimming with facts which every boy should be familiar

with, and while the reader is following the adventures of Ben Jaffrays

and Ned Allen he is acquiring a fund of historical lore which will

remain in his memory long after that which he has memorized from

textbooks has been forgotten.

At the Siege of Havana. Being the Experiences of Three Boys Serving

under Israel Putnam in 1762. By JAMES OTIS. 12mo, ornamental cloth,

olivine edges, illustrated, price $1.50.

"At the Siege of Havana" deals with that portion of the island's

history when the English king captured the capital, thanks to the

assistance given by the troops from New England, led in part by Col.

Israel Putnam.

The principal characters are Darius Lunt, the lad who, represented as

telling the story, and his comrades, Robert Clement and Nicholas

Vallet. Colonel Putnam also figures to considerable extent,

necessarily, in the tale, and the whole forms one of the most readable

stories founded on historical facts.

The Defense of Fort Henry. A Story of Wheeling Creek in 1777. By JAMES

OTIS. 12mo, ornamental cloth, olivine edges, illustrated, price $1.50.

Nowhere in the history of our country can be found more heroic or

thrilling incidents than in the story of those brave men and women who

founded the settlement of Wheeling in the Colony of Virginia. The

recital of what Elizabeth Zane did is in itself as heroic a story as

can be imagined. The wondrous bravery displayed by Major McCulloch and

his gallant comrades, the sufferings of the colonists and their

sacrifice of blood and life, stir the blood of old as well as young

readers.

The Capture of the Laughing Mary. A Story of Three New York Boys in

1776. By JAMES OTIS. 12mo, ornamental cloth, olivine edges, price

$1.50.

"During the British occupancy of New York, at the outbreak of the

Revolution, a Yankee lad hears of the plot to take General

Washington's person, and calls in two companions to assist the patriot

cause. They do some astonishing things, and, incidentally, lay the way

for an American navy later, by the exploit which gives its name to the

work. Mr. Otis' books are too well known to require any particular

commendation to the young."--Evening Post.

With Warren at Bunker Hill. A Story of the Siege of Boston. By JAMES

OTIS. 12mo, ornamental cloth, olivine edges, illustrated, price $1.50.

"This is a tale of the siege of Boston, which opens on the day after

the doings at Lexington and Concord, with a description of home life

in Boston, introduces the reader to the British camp at Charlestown,

shows Gen. Warren at home, describes what a boy thought of the battle

of Bunker Hill, and closes with the raising of the siege. The three

heroes, George Wentworth. Ben Scarlett and an old ropemaker, incur the

enmity of a young Tory, who causes them many adventures the boys will

like to read."--Detroit Free Press.

With the Swamp Fox. The Story of General Marion's Spies. By JAMES

OTIS. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

This story deals with General Francis Marion's heroic struggle in the

Carolinas. General Marion's arrival to take command of these brave men

and rough riders is pictured as a boy might have seen it, and although

the story Is devoted to what the lads did, the Swamp Fox is ever

present in the mind of the reader.

On the Kentucky Frontier. A Story of the Fighting Pioneers of the

West. By JAMES OTIS. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.

In the history of our country there is no more thrilling story than

that of the work done on the Mississippi river by a handful of

frontiersmen. Mr. Otis takes the reader on that famous expedition from

the arrival of Major Clarke's force at Corn Island, until Kaskaskia

was captured. He relates that part of Simon Kenton's life history

which is not usually touched upon either by the historian or the story

teller. This is one of the most entertaining books for young people

which has been published.

Sarah Dillard's Ride. A Story of South Carolina in in 1780. By JAMES

OTIS. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

"This book deals with the Carolinas in 1780, giving a wealth of detail

of the Mountain Men who struggled so valiantly against the king's

troops. Major Ferguson is the prominent British officer of the story,

which is told as though coming from a youth who experienced these

adventures. In this way the famous ride of Sarah Dillard is brought

out as an incident of the plot."--Boston Journal.

A Tory Plot. A Story of the Attempt to Kill General Washington. By

JAMES OTIS. 12mo. cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

"'A Tory Plot' is the story of two lads who overhear something of the

plot originated during the Revolution by Gov. Tryon to capture or

murder Washington. They communicate their knowledge to Gen. Putnam and

are commissioned by him to play the role of detectives in the matter.

They do so, and meet with many adventures and hairbreadth escapes. The

boys are, of course, mythical, but they serve to enable the author to

put into very attractive shape much valuable knowledge concerning one

phase of the Revolution."--Pittsburgh Times.

A Traitor's Escape. A Story of the Attempt to Seize Benedict Arnold By

JAMES OTIS. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

"This is a tale with stirring scenes depicted in each chapter,

bringing clearly before the mind the glorious deeds of the early

settlers in this country. In an historical work dealing with this

country's past, no plot can hold the attention closer than this one,

which describes the attempt and partial success of Benedict Arnold's

escape to New York, where he remained as the guest of Sir Henry

Clinton. All those who actually figured in the arrest of the traitor,

as well as Gen. Washington, are included as characters."--Albany

Union.

A Cruise with Paul Jones. A Story of Naval Warfare in 1776. By JAMES

OTIS. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

"This story takes up that portion of Paul Jones' adventurous life when

he was hovering off the British coast, watching for an opportunity to

strike the enemy a blow. It deals more particularly with his descent

upon Whitehaven, the seizure of Lady Selkirk's plate, and the famous

battle with the Drake. The boy who figures in the tale is one who was

taken from a derelict by Paul Jones shortly after this particular

cruise was begun."--Chicago Inter-Ocean.

Corporal Lige's Recruit. A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga. By

JAMES OTIS. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1,00.

"In 'Corporal Lige's Recruit,' Mr. Otis tells the amusing story of an

old soldier, proud of his record, who had served the king In '58, and

who takes the lad, Isaac Rice, as his 'personal recruit.' The lad

acquits himself superbly. Col. Ethan Allen 'In the name of God and the

continental congress,' infuses much martial spirit into the narrative,

which will arouse the keenest interest as it proceeds. Crown Point,

Ticonderoga, Benedict Arnold and numerous other famous historical

names appear in this dramatic tale."--Boston Globe.

Morgan, the Jersey Spy. A Story of the Siege of Yorktown in 1781. By

JAMES OTIS. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

"The two lads who are utilized by the author to emphasize the details

of the work done during that memorable time were real boys who lived

on the banks of the York river, and who aided the Jersey spy in his

dangerous occupation. In the guise of fishermen the lads visit

Yorktown, are suspected of being spies, and put under arrest. Morgan

risks his life to save them. The final escape, the thrilling encounter

with a squad of red coats, when they are exposed equally to the

bullets of friends and foes, told in a masterly fashion, makes of this

volume one of the most entertaining books of the year."--Inter-Ocean.

The Young Scout: The Story of a West Point Lieutenant. By EDWARD S.

ELLIS. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

The crafty Apache chief Geronimo but a few years ago was the most

terrible scourge of the southwest border. The author has woven, in a

tale of thrilling interest, all the incidents of Geronimo's last raid.

The hero is Lieutenant James Docker, a recent graduate of West Point.

Ambitious to distinguish himself the young man takes many a desperate

chance against the enemy and on more than one occasion narrowly

escapes with his life. In our opinion Mr. Ellis is the best writer of

Indian stories now before the public.

Adrift in the Wilds: The Adventures of Two Shipwrecked Boys. By EDWARD

S. ELLIS. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

Elwood Brandon and Howard Lawrence are en route for San Francisco. Off

the coast of California the steamer takes fire. The two boys reach the

shore with several of the passengers. Young Brandon becomes separated

from his party and is captured by hostile Indians, but is afterwards

rescued. This is a very entertaining narrative of Southern California.

A Young Hero; or, Fighting to Win. By EDWARD S. ELLIS. 12mo, cloth,

illustrated, price $1.00.

This story tells how a valuable solid silver service was stolen from

the Misses Perkinpine, two very old and simple minded ladies. Fred

Sheldon, the hero of this story, undertakes to discover the thieves

and have them arrested. After much time spent in detective work, he

succeeds in discovering the silver plate and winning the reward. The

story is told in Mr. Ellis' most fascinating style. Every boy will be

glad to read this delightful book.

Lost in the Rockies. A Story of Adventure in the Rocky Mountains. By

EDWARD S. ELLIS. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.

Incident succeeds incident, and adventure is piled upon adventure, and

at the end the reader, be he boy or man, will have experienced

breathless enjoyment in this romantic story describing many adventures

in the Rockies and among the Indians.

A Jaunt Through Java: The Story of a Journey to the Sacred Mountain.

By EDWARD S. ELLIS. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

The interest of this story is found in the thrilling adventures of two

cousins, Hermon and Eustace Hadley, on their trip acrosss the Island

of Java, from Samarang to the Sacred Mountain. In a land where the

Royal Bengal tiger, the rhinoceros, and other fierce beasts are to be

met with, it is but natural that the heroes of this book should have a

lively experience. There is not a dull page in the book.

The Boy Patriot. A Story of Jack, the Young Friend of Washington. By

EDWARD S. ELLIS. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, illustrated, price $1.50.

"There are adventures of all kinds for the hero and his friends, whose

pluck and ingenuity in extricating themselves from awkward fixes are

always equal to the occasion. It is an excellent story full of honest,

manly, patriotic efforts on the part of the hero. A very vivid

description of the battle of Trenton is also found In this

story."--Journal of Education.

A Yankee Lad's Pluck. How Bert Larkin Saved his Father's Ranch in

Porto Rico. By WM. P. CHIPMAN. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

"Bert Larkin, the hero of the story, early excites our admiration, and

is altogether a fine character such as boys will delight in, whilst

the story of his numerous adventures is very graphically told. This

will, we think, prove one of the most popular boys' books this

season."--Gazette.

A Brave Defense. A Story of the Massacre at Fort Griswold in 1781. By

WILLIAM P. CHIPMAN. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

Perhaps no more gallant fight against fearful odds took place during

the Revolutionary War than that at Fort Griswold, Groton Heights,

Conn., in 1781. The boys are real boys who were actually on the muster

rolls, either at Fort Trumbull on the New London side, or of Fort

Griswold on the Groton side of the Thames. The youthful reader who

follows Halsey Sanford and Levi Dart and Tom Malleson, and their

equally brave comrades, through their thrilling adventures will be

learning something more than historical facts; they will be imbibing

lessons of fidelity, of bravery, of heroism, and of manliness, which

must prove serviceable in the arena of life.

The Young Minuteman. A Story of the Capture of General Prescott in

1777. By WILLIAM P. CHIPMAN. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

This story Is based upon actual events which occurred during the

British occupation of the waters of Narragansett Bay. Darius Wale and

William Northrop belong to, "the coast patrol." The story is a strong

one, dealing only with actual events. There is, however, no lack of

thrilling adventure, and every lad who is fortunate enough to obtain

the book will find not only that his historical knowledge is

increased, but that his own patriotism and love of country are

deepened.

For the Temple: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem. By G. A. HENTY. With

illustrations by S. J. SOLOMON. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price

$1.00.

"Mr. Henty's graphic prose picture of the hopeless Jewish resistance

to Roman sway adds another leaf to his record of the famous wars of

the world. The book is one of Mr. Henty's cleverest efforts."--Graphic.

Roy Gilbert's Search: A Tale of the Great Lakes. By WM. P. CHIPMAN.

12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

A deep mystery hangs over the parentage of Roy Gilbert. He arranges

with two schoolmates to make a tour of the Great Lakes on a steam

launch. The three boys visit many points of interest on the lakes.

Afterwards the lads rescue an elderly gentleman and a lady from a

sinking yacht. Later on the boys narrowly escape with their lives. The

hero is a manly, self-reliant boy, whose adventures will be followed

with interest.

The Slate Picker: The Story of a Boy's Life in the Coal Mines. By

HARRY PRENTICE. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

This is a story of a boy's life in the coal mines of Pennsylvania. Ben

Burton, the hero, had a hard road to travel, but by grit and energy be

advanced step by step until he found himself called upon to fill the

position of chief engineer of the Kohinoor Coal Company. This is a

book of extreme interest to every boy reader.

The Boy Cruisers; or, Paddling in Florida. By ST. GEORGE RATHBORNE.

12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

Andrew George and Rowland Carter start on a canoe trip along the Gulf

coast, from Key West to Tampa, Florida. Their first adventure is with

a pair of rascals who steal their boats. Next they run into a gale in

the Gulf. After that they have a lively time with alligators and

Andrew gets into trouble with a band of Seminole Indians. Mr.

Rathborne knows just how to interest the boys, and lads who are in

search of a rare treat will do well to read this entertaining story.

Captured by Zulus: A Story of Trapping in Africa. By HARRY PRENTICE.

12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

This story details the adventures of two lads, Dick Elsworth and Bob

Harvey, in the wilds of South Africa. By stratagem the Zulus capture

Dick and Bob and take them to their principal kraal or village. The

lads escape death by digging their way out of the prison hut by night.

They are pursued, but the Zulus finally give up pursuit. Mr. Prentice

tells exactly how wild-beast collectors secure specimens on their

native stamping grounds, and these descriptions make very entertaining

reading.

Tom the Ready; or, Up from the Lowest. By RANDOLPH HILL. 12mo, cloth,

illustrated, price $1.00.

This is a dramatic narrative of the unaided rise of a fearless,

ambitious boy from the lowest round of fortune's ladder to wealth and

the governorship of his native State. Tom Seacomb begins life with a

purpose, and eventually overcomes those who oppose him. How he manages

to win the battle is told by Mr. Hill in a masterful way that thrills

the reader and holds his attention and sympathy to the end.

Captain Kidd's Gold: The True Story of an Adventurous Sailor Boy. By

JAMES FRANKLIN FITTS. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

There is something fascinating to the average youth in the very idea

of buried treasure. A vision arises before his eyes of swarthy

Portuguese and Spanish rascals, with black beards and gleaming eyes.

There were many famous sea rovers, but none more celebrated than Capt.

Kidd. Paul Jones Garry inherits a document which locates a

considerable treasure buried by two of Kidd's crew. The hero of this

book is an ambitious, persevering lad, of salt-water New England

ancestry, and his efforts to reach the island and secure the money

form one of the most absorbing tales for our youth that has come from

the press.

The Boy Explorers: The Adventures of Two Boys in Alaska. By HARRY

PRENTICE. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

Two boys, Raymond and Spencer Manning, travel to Alaska to join their

father in search of their uncle. On their arrival at Sitka the boys

With an Indian guide set off across the mountains. The trip is fraught

with perils that test the lads' courage to the utmost. All through

their exciting adventures the lads demonstrate what can be

accomplished by pluck and resolution, and their experience makes one

of the most interesting tales ever written.

The Island Treasure; or, Harry Darrel's Fortune. By FRANK H. CONVERSE.

12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

Harry Darrel, having received a nautical training on a school-ship, is

bent on going to sea. A runaway horse changes his prospects. Harry

saves Dr. Gregg from drowning and afterward becomes sailing-master of

a sloop yacht. Mr. Converse's stories possess a charm of their own

which is appreciated by lads who delight in good healthy tales that

smack of salt water.

Guy Harris: The Runaway. By HARRY CASTLEMON. 12mo, cloth, illustrated,

price $1.00.

Guy Harris lived in a small city on the shore of one of the Great

Lakes. He is persuaded to go to sea, and gets a glimpse of the rough

side of life in a sailor's boarding house. He ships on a vessel and

for five months leads a hard life. The book will interest boys

generally on account of its graphic style. This is one of Castlemon's

most attractive stories.

Julian Mortimer: A Brave Boy's Struggle for Home and Fortune. By HARRY

CASTLEMON. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.

The scene of the story lies west of the Mississippi River, in the days

when emigrants made their perilous way across the great plains to the

land of gold. There is an attack upon the wagon train by a large party

of Indians. Our hero is a lad of uncommon nerve and pluck. Befriended

by a stalwart trapper, a real rough diamond, our hero achieves the

most happy results.

By Pike and Dyke: A Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic. By G. A.

HENTY. With illustrations by MAYNARD BROWN. 12mo, cloth, olivine

edges, price $1.00.

"Boys with a turn for historical research will be enchanted with the

book, while the rest who only care for adventure will be students in

spite of themselves."--St. James's Gazette.

St. George for England: A Tale of Cressy and Poitiers. By G. A. HENTY.

With illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price

$1.00.

"A story of very great interest for boys. In his own forcible style

the author has endeavored to show that determination and enthusiasm

can accomplish marvellous results; and that courage is generally

accompanied by magnanimity and gentleness."--Pall Mall Gazette.

Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California. By G.

A. HENTY. With illustrations by H. M. PAGET. 12mo, cloth, olivine

edges, price $1.00.

"Mr. Henty is careful to mingle instruction with entertainment; and

the humorous touches, especially in the sketch of John Holl, the

Westminster dustman, Dickens himself could hardly have excelled."

--Christian Leader.

Budd Boyd's Triumph; or, The Boy Firm of Fox Island. By WILLIAM P.

CHIPMAN. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

The scene of this story is laid on the upper part of Narragansett Bay,

and the leading incidents have a strong salt-water flavor. The two

boys, Budd Boyd and Judd Floyd, being ambitious and clear sighted,

form a partnership to catch and sell fish. Budd's pluck and good sense

carry him through many troubles. In following the career of the boy

firm of Boyd & Floyd, the youthful reader will find a useful lesson

that industry and perseverance are bound to lead to ultimate success.

Lost in the Canyon: Sam Willett's Adventures on the Great Colorado. By

ALFRED R. CALHOUN. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.

This story hinges on a fortune left to Sam Willett, the hero, and the

fact that it will pass to a disreputable relative if the lad dies

before he shall have reached his majority. The story of his father's

peril and of Sam's desperate trip down the great canyon on a raft, and

how the party finally escape from their perils is described in a

graphic style that stamps Mr. Calhoun as a master of his art.

Captured by Apes: The Wonderful Adventures of a Young Animal Trainer.

By HARRY PRENTICE. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

Philip Garland, a young animal collector and trainer, sets sail for

Eastern seas in quest of a new stock of living curiosities. The vessel

is wrecked off the coast of Borneo, and young Garland is cast ashore

on a small island, and captured by the apes that overrun the place.

Very novel indeed is the way by which the young man escapes death. Mr.

Prentice is a writer of undoubted skill.

Under Drake's Flag: A Tale of the Spanish Main. By G. A. HENTY. With

illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price

$1.00.

"There is not a dull chapter, nor, indeed, a dull page in the book;

but the author has so carefully worked up his subject that the

exciting deeds of his heroes are never incongruous nor absurd."

--Observer.

By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti War. By G. A. HENTY, With

illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price

$1.00.

The author has woven, in a tale of thrilling interest, all the details

of the Ashanti campaign, of which he was himself a witness.

"Mr. Henty keeps up his reputation as a writer of boys' stories. 'By

Sheer Pluck' will be eagerly read."--Athenaeum.

With Lee in Virginia: A Story of the American Civil War. By G. A.

HENTY. With illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 12mo, cloth, olivine

edges, price $1.00.

"One of the best stories for lads which Mr. Henty has yet written, the

picture is full of life and color, and the stirring and romantic

incidents are skillfully blended with the personal interest and charm

of the story."--Standard.

By England's Aid; or, The Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604). By

G. A HENTY. With illustrations by ALFRED PEARSE. 12mo, cloth, olivine

edges, price $1.00.

"It is an admirable book for youngsters. It overflows with stirring

incident and exciting adventure, and the color of the era and of the

scene are finely reproduced. The illustrations add to its

attractiveness."--Boston Gazette.

By Right of Conquest; or, With Cortez in Mexico. By G. A. HENTY. With

illustrations by W. S. STACEY. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price

$1.50.

"The conquest of Mexico by a small band of resolute men under the

magnificent leadership of Cortez is always rightfully ranked among the

most romantic and daring exploits in history. 'By Right of Conquest'

is the nearest approach to a perfectly successful historical tale that

Mr. Henty has yet published."--Academy.

For Name and Fame; or, Through Afghan Passes. By G. A. HENTY. With

illustrations by GORDON BROWNE, 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.

"Not only a rousing story, replete with all the varied forms of

excitement of a campaign, but, what is still more useful, an account

of a territory and its inhabitants which must for a long time possess

a supreme interest for Englishmen, as being the key to our Indian

Empire."--Glasgow Herald.

The Bravest of the Brave; or, With Peterborough in Spain. By G. A.

HENTY. With illustrations by H. M. PAGET. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges,

price $1.00.

"Mr. Henty never loses sight of the moral purpose of his work to

enforce the doctrine of courage and truth, mercy and loving kindness,

as indispensable to the making of a gentleman. Boys will read 'The

Bravest of the Brave' with pleasure and profit; of that we are quite

sure."--Daily Telegraph.

The Cat of Bubastes: A Story of Ancient Egypt. By G. A. HENTY. With

illustrations. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.

"The story, from the critical moment of the killing of the sacred cat

to the perilous exodus into Asia with which it closes, is very

skillfully constructed and full of exciting adventures. It is

admirably illustrated."--Saturday Review.

Bonnie Prince Charlie: A Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden. By G. A.

HENTY. With illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 12mo, cloth, olivine

edges, price $1.00.

"Ronald, the hero, is very like the hero of 'Quentin Durward.' The

lad's journey across France, and his hairbreadth escapes, makes up as

good a narrative of the kind as we have ever read. For freshness of

treatment and variety of incident Mr. Henty has surpassed

himself."--Spectator.

With Clive in India; or, The Beginnings of an Empire. By G. A. HENTY.

With illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price

$1.00.

"He has taken a period of Indian history of the most vital importance,

and he has embroidered on the historical facts a story which of itself

is deeply interesting. Young people assuredly will be delighted with

the volume."--Scotsman.

In the Reign of Terror: The Adventures of a Westminster Boy. By G. A.

HENTY. With illustrations by J. SCHONBERG. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges,

price $1.00.

"Harry Sandwith, the Westminster boy, may fairly be said to beat Mr.

Henty's record. His adventures will delight boys by the audacity and

peril they depict. The story is one of Mr. Henty's best."--Saturday

Review.

The Lion of the North: A Tale of Gustavus Adolphus and the Wars of

Religion. By G. A. HENTY. With illustrations by JOHN SCHONBERG. 12mo,

cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.

"A praiseworthy attempt to interest British youth in the great deeds

Of the Scotch Brigade in the wars of Gustavus Adolphus. Mackey,

Hepburn, and Munro live again in Mr. Henty's pages, as those deserve

to live whose disciplined bands formed really the germ of the modern

British army."--Athenaeum.

The Dragon and the Raven; or, The Days of King Alfred By G. A. HENTY.

With illustrations by C. J. STANILAND 12mo, cloth, olivine edges,

price $1.00.

"In this story the author gives an account of the fierce struggle

between Saxon and Dane for supremacy in England, and presents a vivid

picture of the misery and ruin to which the country was reduced by the

ravages of the sea-wolves. The story is treated in a manner most

attractive to the boyish reader."--Athenaeum.

The Young Carthaginian: A Story of the Times of Hannibal. By G. A.

HENTY. With illustrations by C. J. STANILAND. 12mo, cloth olivine

edges, price $1.00.

"Well constructed and vividly told. From first to last nothing stays

the interest of the narrative. It bears us along as on a stream whose

current varies in direction, but never loses its force."--Saturday

Review.

In Freedom's Cause: A Story of Wallace and Bruce. By G. A. HENTY. With

illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price

$1.00.

"It is written in the author's best style. Full of the wildest and

most remarkable achievements, it is a tale of great interest, which a

boy, once he has begun it, will not willingly put one side."--The

Schoolmaster.

With Wolfe in Canada; or, The Winning of a Continent By G. A. HENTY.

With illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price

$1.00.

"A model of what a boys' story-book should be. Mr. Henty has a great

power of infusing into the dead facts of history new life, and as no

pains are spared by him to ensure accuracy in historic details, his

books supply useful aids to study as well as amusement."--School

Guardian.

True to the Old Flag: A Tale of the American War of Independence. By

G. A. HENTY. With illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 12mo, cloth, olivine

edges, price $1.00.

"Does justice to the pluck and determination of the British soldiers

during the unfortunate struggle against American emancipation. The son

of an American loyalist, who remains true to our flag, falls among the

hostile red-skins in that very Huron country which has been endeared

to us by the exploits of Hawkeye and Chingachgook."--The Times.

A. Final Reckoning: A Tale of Bush Life in Australia. By G. A. HENTY.

With illustrations by W. B. WOLLEN. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price

$1.00.

"All boys will read this story with eager and unflagging interest. The

episodes are in Mr. Henty's very best vein--graphic, exciting,

realistic; and, as in all Mr. Henty's books, the tendency is to the

formation of an honorable, manly, and even heroic character."

--Birmingham Post.

The Lion of St. Mark: A Tale of Venice in the Fourteenth Century. By

G. A. HENTY. With illustrations by GORDON BROWNE 12mo, cloth, olivine

edges, price $1.00.

"Every boy should read 'The Lion of St. Mark.' Mr. Henty has never

produced a story more delightful, more wholesome, or more

vivacious."--Saturday Review.

Facing Death; or, The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the Coal

Mines. By G. A. HENTY. With illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 12mo,

cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.

"The tale is well written and well illustrated, and there is much

reality in the characters. If any father, clergyman, or schoolmaster

is on the lookout for a good book to give as a present to a boy who is

worth his salt, this is the book we would recommend."--Standard.

Maori and Settler: A Story 01 the New Zealand War. By G. A. HENTY.

With illustrations by ALFRED PEARSE. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price

$1,00.

"In the adventures among the Maoris, there are many breathless moments

in which the odds seem hopelessly against the party, but they succeed

in establishing themselves happily in one of the pleasant New Zealand

valleys. It is brimful of adventure, of humorous and interesting

conversation, and vivid pictures of colonial life."--Schoolmaster.

One of the 28th: A Tale of Waterloo. By G. A. HENTY. With

illustrations by W. H. OVEREND. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price

$1.00.

"Written with Homeric vigor and heroic Inspiration. It is graphic,

picturesque, and dramatically effective ... shows us Mr. Henty at his

best and brightest. The adventures will hold a boy enthralled as he

rushes through them with breathless interest 'from cover to cover.'

"--Observer.

Orange and Green: A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick. By G. A. HENTY.

With illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price

$1.00.

"The narrative is free from the vice of prejudice, and ripples with

life as if what is being described were really passing before the

eye."--Belfast News-Letter.

Through the Fray: A Story of the Luddite Riots. By G. A. HENTY. With

illustrations by H. M. PAGET. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.

"Mr. Henty inspires a love and admiration for straightforwardness,

truth and courage. This is one of best of the many good books Mr.

Henty has produced, and deserves to be classed with his 'Facing

Death'"--Standard.

The Young Midshipman: A Story of the Bombardment of Alexandria. With

illustrations. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1,00.

A coast fishing lad, by an act of heroism, secures the interest of a

shipowner, who places him as an apprentice on board one of his ships.

In company with two of his fellow-apprentices he is left behind, at

Alexandria, in the hands of the revolted Egyptian troops, and is

present through the bombardment and the scenes of riot and bloodshed

which accompanied it.

In Times of Peril. A Tale of India. By G. A, HENTY. With

illustrations. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.

"The hero of the story early excites our admiration, and is altogether

a fine character such as boys will delight in, whilst the story of the

campaign is very graphically told."--St. James's Gazette.

The Cornet of Horse: A Tale of Marlborough's Wars. By G. A. HENTY.

With illustrations. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1.

"Mr. Henty not only concocts a thrilling tale, he weaves fact and

fiction together with so skillful a hand that the reader cannot help

acquiring a just and clear view of that fierce and terrible struggle

known as the Crimean War."--Athenaeum.

The Young Franc-Tireurs: Their Adventures in the Franco-Prussian War.

By G. A. HENTY. With illustrations. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price

$1.00.

"A capital book for boys. It is bright and readable, and full of good

sense and manliness. It teaches pluck and patience in adversity, and

shows that right living leads to success."--Observer.

The Young Colonists: A Story of Life and War in South Africa. By G. A.

HENTY. With illustrations. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.

No boy needs to have any story of Henty's recommended to him, and

parents who do not know and buy them for their boys should be ashamed

of themselves. Those to whom he is yet unknown could not make a better

beginning than with this book.

The Young Buglers. A Tale of the Peninsular War. By G. A. HENTY. With

illustrations. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1.

"Mr. Henty is a giant among boys' writers, and his books are

sufficiently popular to be sure of a welcome anywhere. In stirring

interest, this is quite up to the level of Mr. Henty's former

historical tales."--Saturday Review.

Sturdy and Strong; or, How George Andrews Made his Way. By G. A.

HENTY. With illustrations. 12mo. cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.

"The history of a hero of everyday life, whose love of truth, clothing

of modesty, and innate pluck, carry him, naturally, from poverty to

affluence. George Andrews is an example of character with nothing to

cavil at, and stands as a good instance of chivalry in domestic

life."--The Empire.

Among Malay Pirates. A Story of Adventure and Peril. By G. A. HENTY.

With illustrations. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.

"Incident succeeds incident, and adventure is piled upon adventure,

and at the end the reader, be he boy or man, will have experienced

breathless enjoyment in a romantic story that must have taught him

much at its close."--Army and Navy Gazette.

Jack Archer. A Tale of the Crimea. BY G. A. HENTY. With illustrations.

12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.

"Mr. Henty not only concocts a thrilling tale, he weaves fact and

fiction together with so skillful a hand that the reader cannot help

acquiring a just and clear view of that fierce and terrible

struggle."--Athenaeum.

Friends, Though Divided. A Tale of the Civil War. By G. A. HENTY. With

illustrations. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1.

"It has a good plot; it abounds in action; the scenes are equally

spirited and realistic, and we can only say we have read it with much

pleasure from first to last."--Times.

Out on the Pampas; or, The Young Settlers. By G. A. HENTY. With

illustrations, 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.

"A really noble story, which adult readers will find to the full as

satisfying as the boys. Lucky boys! to have such a caterer as Mr. G.

A. Henty."--Black and White.

The Boy Knight: A Tale of the Crusades. By G. A HENTY. With

illustrations. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.

"Of stirring episode there is no lack. The book, with its careful

accuracy and its descriptions of all the chief battles, will give many

a schoolboy his first real understanding of a very important period of

history."--St. James's Gazette.

The Wreck of the Golden Fleece. The Story of a North Sea Fisher Boy.

By ROBERT LEIGHTON. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.

A description of life on the wild North Sea,--the hero being a

parson's son who is appreciated on board a Lowestoft fishing lugger.

The lad has to suffer many buffets from his shipmates, while the

storms and dangers which he braved on board the "North Star" are set

forth with minute knowledge and intense power. The wreck of the

"Golden Fleece" forms the climax to a thrilling series of desperate

mischances.

Olaf the Glorious. A Story of the Viking Age. By ROBERT LEIGHTON.

12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

This story of Olaf the Glorious, King of Norway, opens with the

incident of his being found by his uncle living as a bond-slave in

Esthonia; then come his adventures as a Viking and his raids upon the

coasts of Scotland and England, his victorious battle against the

English at Maidon in Essex, his being bought off by Ethelred the

Unready, and his conversion to Christianity. He then returns to Pagan

Norway, is accepted as king and converts his people to the Christian

faith.

To Greenland and the Pole. A story of Adventure in the Arctic Regions.

By GORDON STABLES. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.

The unfailing fascination of Arctic venturing is presented in this

story with new vividness. It deals with skilobning in the north of

Scotland, deer-hunting in Norway, sealing in the Arctic Seas,

bear-stalking on the ice-floes, the hardships of a journey across

Greenland, and a successful voyage to the back of the North Pole. This

is, indeed, a real sea-yarn by a real sailor, and the tone is as

bright and wholesome as the adventures are numerous.

Yussuf the Guide. A Story of Adventure in Asia Minor. By GEORGE

MANVILLE FENN. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

This story deals with the stirring incidents in the career of a lad

who has been almost given over by the doctors, but who rapidly

recovers health and strength in a journey through Asia Minor. The

adventures are many, and culminate in the travellers being snowed up

for the winter in the mountains, from which they escape while their

captors are waiting for the ransom that does not come.

Grettir the Outlaw. A Story of Iceland. By S. BARING-GOULD. 12mo,

cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

"This is the boys' book of the year. That is, of course, as much as to

say that it will do for men grown as well as juniors. It is told in

simple, straightforward English, as all stories should be, and it has

a freshness and freedom which make it irresistible."--National

Observer.

Two Thousand Years Ago. The Adventures of a Roman Boy. By A. J.

CHURCH. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

"Prof. Church has in this story sought to revivify that most

interesting period, the last days of the Roman Republic. The book is

extremely entertaining as well as useful; there is a wonderful

freshness in the Roman scenes and characters."--Times.

Nat the Naturalist. A Boy's Adventure in the Eastern Seas. By GEORGE

MANVILLE FENN. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.

Nat and his uncle Dick go on a voyage to the remoter islands of the

Eastern seas, and their adventures are told in a truthful and vastly

interesting fashion. The descriptions of Mr. Ebony, their black

comrade, and of the scenes of savage life, are full of genuine humor.

The Log of the Flying Fish. A Story of Peril and Adventure. By HARRY

COLLINGWOOD, 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.

"This story is full of even more vividly recounted adventures than

those which charmed so many boy readers in 'Pirate Island' and 'Congo

Rovers.' ... There is a thrilling adventure on the precipices of Mount

Everest, when the ship floats off and providentially returns by force

of 'gravitation.'"--Academy.

The Congo Rovers. A Story of the Slave Squadron. By HARRY COLLINGWOOD.

12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

"The scene of this tale is laid on the west coast of Africa, and in

the lower reaches of the Congo; the characteristic scenery of the

great river being delineated with wonderful accuracy. Mr. Collingwood

carries us off for another cruise at sea, in 'The Congo Rovers,' and

boys will need no pressing to join the daring crew, which seeks

adventures and meets with any number of them."--The Times.

Boris the Bear Hunter. A Tale of Peter the Great and His Times. By

FRED WISHAW. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

"This is a capital story. The characters are marked and lifelike, and

it is full of incident and adventure."--Standard.

Michael Strogoff; or, The Courier of the Czar. By JULES VERNE. 12mo,

cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

"The story is full of originality and vigor. The characters are

lifelike, there is plenty of stirring incident, the interest is

sustained throughout, and every boy will enjoy following the fortunes

of the hero."--Journal of Education.

Mother Carey's Chicken. Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle. By GEORGE

MANVILLE FENN. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

"Undoubtedly one of the best Mr. Fenn has written. The incidents are

of thrilling interest, while the characters are drawn with a care and

completeness rarely found in a boy's book. "--Literary World.

Dick Sand; or, A Captain at Fifteen. By JULES VERNE. 12mo, cloth,

illustrated, price $1.00.

"Jules Verne himself never constructed a more marvellous tale. It

contains the strongly marked features that are always conspicuous in

his stories--a racy humor, the manly vigor of his sentiment, and

wholesome moral lessons."--Christian Leader.

Erling the Bold. A Tale of the Norse Sea Kings. By R. M. BALLANTYNE.

12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

"This volume makes a really fascinating book, worthy of its telling

title. There is, we venture to say, not a dull chapter in the book,

not a page which will not bear a second reading."--Guardian.

Masterman Ready; or, The Wreck of the Pacific. By CAPTAIN MARRYAT.

12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

"As racy a tale of life at sea and adventure as we have met with for

some time. ... Altogether the sort of book that boys will revel

in."--Athenaeum.

The Green Mountain Boys. A Tale of the Early Settlement of Vermont. By

D. P. THOMPSON. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.

A. story of very great interest for boys. In his own forcible style

the author has endeavored to show that determination and patriotic

enthusiasm can accomplish marvellous results. This story gives a

graphic account of the early settlers of Vermont, and their patriotic

efforts in defending their homes from the invasions of enemies.

Every Inch a Sailor. By GORDON STABLES. 12mo, cloth, illustrated,

price $1.00.

"A story which is quite as good in its way as 'Treasure Island,' and

is full of adventure of a stirring yet most natural kind. Although it

is primarily a boys' book, it is a real godsend to the elderly

reader."--Evening Times.

The Golden Galleon. A Narrative of Adventure on Her Majesty's Ship the

Revenge. By ROBERT LEIGHTON. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

"This story should add considerably to Mr. Leighton's high reputation.

Excellent in every respect, it contains every variety of incident. The

plot is very cleverly devised, and the types of the North Sea sailors

are capital."--The Times.

The Gorilla Hunters. A Tale of the Wilds of Africa. By R. M.

BALLANTYNE. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

"We conscientiously belive that boys will find it capital reading. It

is full of incident and mystery, and the mystery is kept up to the

last moment. It is full of stirring adventure, daring and many

escapes; and it has a historical interest."--Times.

Gascoyne the Sandalwood Trader. By R. M. BALLANTYNE. 12mo, cloth,

illustrated, price $1.00.

"One of the best stories of seafaring life and adventure which have

appeared this season. Entertaining in the highest degree from

beginning to end, and full of adventure which is all the livelier for

its close connection with history."--Spectator.

Two Years Before the Mast. A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea. By R.

H. DANA, JR. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

"One of the very best books for boys that we have seen for a long

time: its author stands far in advance of any other writer for boys as

a teller of stories of the sea."--The Standard.

The Young Rajah. A Story of Indian Life. By W. H. G. KINGSTON. 12mo,

cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

"This story will place the author at once in the front rank. It is

full of life and adventure, and the interest is sustained without a

break from first to last."--Standard.

How Jack Mackenzie Won His Epaulettes. A Story of the Crimean War. By

GORDON STABLES. 12mo, cloth, illustrated price $1.00.

"This must rank among the few undeniably good boys' books, He will be

a very dull boy indeed who lays it down without wishing that it had

gone on for at least 100 pages more."--Mail.

The King's Pardon. A Story of Land and Sea. By ROBERT OVERTON. 12mo,

cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

"An excellent story, the interest being sustained from first to last.

This is, both in its intention and the way the story is told, one of

the best books of its kind which has come before us this

year."--Saturday Review.

Tinder the Lone Star. A Story of the Revolution in Nicaragua. By

HERBERT HAYNES. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

"We have not of late come across a historical fiction, whether

intended for boys or for men, which deserves to be so heartily and

unreservedly praised as regards plot, incidents, and spirit as this

book. It is its author's masterpiece as yet."--Spectator.

Geoff and Jim: A Story of School Life. By ISMAY THORN. 12mo, cloth,

illustrated, price 75 cents.

"This is a prettily told story of the life spent by two motherless

bairns at a small preparatory school. Both Geoff and Jim are very

lovable characters, only Jim is the more so; and the scrapes he gets

into and the trials he endures will, no doubt, interest a large circle

of young readers."--Church Times.

Jack: A Topsy Turvy Story. By C. M. CRAWLEY-BOEVEY. 12mo, cloth,

illustrated, price 75 cents.

"The Illustrations deserve particular mention, as they add largely to

the interest of this amusing volume for children. Jack falls asleep

with his mind full of the subject of the fishpond, and is very much

surprised presently to find himself an inhabitant of Waterworld, where

he goes through wonderful and edifying adventures. A handsome and

pleasant book."--Literary World.

Black Beauty. The Autobiography of a Horse. By ANNA SEWELL. 12mo,

cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

This Is the life story of a horse; how he was ill treated and well

cared for. The experiences of Black Beauty, Ginger, and Merrylegs are

extremely interesting. Wherever children are, whether boys or girls,

this Autobiography should be. It inculcates habits of kindness to all

members of the animal creation. The literary merit of the book is

excellent.

Mopsa the Fairy. By JEAN INGELOW. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75

cents.

"Mrs. Ingelow is, to our mind, the most charming of all living writers

for children, and 'Mopsa' alone ought to give her a kind of

pre-emptive right to the love and gratitude of our young folks. It

requires genius to conceive a purely imaginary work which must of

necessity deal with the supernatural, without running into a mere riot

of fantastic absurdity; but genius Mrs. Ingelow has, and the story of

'Jack' is as careless and joyous, but as delicate as a picture of

childhood."--Eclectic.

Carrots: Just a Little Boy. By MRS. MOLESWORTH. 12mo, cloth,

illustrated, price 75 cents.

"One of the cleverest and most pleasing stories it has been our good

fortune to meet with for some time. Carrots and his sister are

delightful little beings, whom to read about is at once to become very

fond of. A genuine children's book; we've seen 'em seize it, and read

it greedily. Children are first-rate critics, and thoroughly

appreciate Walter Crane's illustrations."--Punch.

Larry's Luck. By the author of "Miss Toosey's Mission." 12mo, cloth,

illustrated, price 75 cents.

"It is believed that this story, by this favorably known author of

'Miss Toosey's Mission,' will be found both highly interesting and

instructive to the young. Whether the readers are nine years old, or

twice as old, they must enjoy this pretty volume."--The Examiner.

A Child's Christmas: A Sketch of Boy Life. By MRS. MOLESWORTH. 12mo,

cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

"This is another of those delightful juvenile stories of which this

author has written so many. It is a fascinating little book, with a

charming plot, a sweet, pure atmosphere, and teaches a wholesome moral

in the most winning manner."--Gazette.

Chunk, Fusky and Snout. A Story of Wild Pigs for Little People. By

GERALD YOUNG. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

"The story is an extremely interesting one, full of incident, told in

a quiet, healthful way, and with a great deal of pleasantly interfused

information about, wild pigs and their ways. It Is sure to interest

both boys and girls."--Christian Union.

Daddy's Boy. By L. T. MEADE. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

"A charming story of child life. Little Sir Rowland is one of the most

fascinating of the misunderstood child heroes of the day. The quaint

doings and imaginings of this gentle, lovable, but highly original

child are introduced by Mrs. Meade, with all her accustomed

pathos."--Guardian.

Adventures of Prince Prigio. BY ANDREW LANG. 12mo, cloth, illustrated,

price 75 cents.

"This book has so much charm of style and good writing that It will be

eagerly read by many other than the young folk for whom it is

intended."--Black and White.

A Flock of Four. A Story for Boys and Girls. By ISMAY THORN. 12mo,

cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

"As a gift book for boys It is among the best new books of the kind.

The story is interesting and natural, from first to last."--Gazette.

A Flat Iron for a Farthing. The Story of an Only Son. By JULIANA

HORATIA EWING. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

"A very good book it is, full of adventure, graphically told. The

style is just what it should be; simple but not bold, full of pleasant

humor, and with some pretty touches of feeling. Like all Mrs. Ewing's

tales, it is sound, sensible, and wholesome."--Times.

The Greek Heroes. Fairy Tales for My Children. By CHARLES KINGSLEY.

12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

"We do not think these heroic stories have ever been more attractively

told... There is a deep under-current of religious feeling traceable

throughout its pages which is sure to influence young readers

powerfully. One of the children's books that will surely become a

classic." London Review.

Jackanapes. BY JULIANA HORATIA EWING. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price

75 cents.

"This is one of Mrs. Ewing's charming little stories for young

children. The narrative ... is full of interest for its real grace and

delicacy, and the exquisiteness and purity of the English In which it

is written."--Boston Advertiser.

Princess and Curdie. By GEORGE MACDONALD. 12mo, cloth, illustrated,

price 75 cents.

"One of the cleverest and most pleasing stories it has been our good

fortune to meet with for some time. The Princess and Curdie are

delightful little beings, whom to read about is at once to become very

fond of."--Examiner.

Peter the Pilgrim. The Story of a Boy and His Pet Rabbit. By L. T.

MEADE. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

"Little Peter, with his soft heart, clever head, and brave spirit is

no morbid presentment of the angelic child 'too good to live,' and who

is certainly a nuisance on earth, but a charming creature, if not a

portrait, whom it is a privilege to meet even in fiction."--The

Academy.

We and the World. A Story for Boys. By JULIANA HORATIA EWING. 12mo,

cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

"The author has evidently studied the ways and tastes of children and

got at the secret of amusing them; and has succeeded in what is not so

easy a task as it may seem in producing a really good children's

book."--Daily Telegraph.

Little Ivan's Hero. A Story of Child Life. By HELEN MILMAN. 12mo,

cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

"We should imagine those queer folk indeed who could not read this

story with eager interest and pleasure, be they boys or girls, young

or old. We highly commend the style in which the book is written, and

the spirit which pervades it."--World.

Dick, Marjorie and Fidge. The Wonderful Adventures of Three Little

People. By G. E. FARROW. 12mo, cloth, illust'd, price 75c.

"...To the young, for whom it is especially intended, this is a most

interesting book of adventures, well told, and a pleasant book to take

up when their wish is to while away a weary half-hour. We have seen no

prettier gift-book for a long time."--Athenaeum.

A Wonder Book: For Boys and Girls. Comprising Stories of Classical

Fables. By NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75

cents.

"A beautiful little story. It will be read with delight by every child

into whose hands it is placed."--Gazette.

My Dog Plato: His Adventures and Impressions. By H. M. CORNWALL LEGH.

12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

"A capital story, and one we heartily commend to boy readers, both

gentle and simple."--Guardian.

Squib and His Friends. A Story for Children. By ELLEN EVERETT GREEN.

12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

"This book will please by its simplicity, its tenderness, and its

healthy interesting motive. It is admirably written."--Scotsman.

Tom's Opinion. The Story of a Boys' School. By the author of "Miss

Toosey's Mission." 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75c.

"A beautiful little story. ... It will be read with delight by every

boy into whose hands it is placed."--Pall Mall Gazette.

Robin's Ride. A Story for Children. By ELLINOR D. ADAMS. 12mo, cloth,

illustrated, price 75 cents.

"It is a first-rate boys' book. It is a capital story; the characters

are well drawn, and the incidents are perfectly natural."--Times.

Peter and Tom. A Story for Boys. By BELLE S. CRAGIN. 12mo, cloth,

illustrated, price 75 cents.

Peter and Tom were unlikely heroes, particularly in the direction of

heroism, but the proper chord was touched in each of their lives, and

through many trials and adventures they developed Christian principles

and successful business traits.

Nurse Heatherdale's Story. By MRS. MOLESWORTH. 12mo, cloth,

illustrated, price 75 cents.

"'Nurse Heatherdale's Story' Is all about a small boy, who was good

enough, yet was always getting into some trouble through complications

in which he was not to blame. He is an orphan, though he is cared for

in a way by relations, who are not so very rich, yet are looked on as

well fixed. After many youthful trials and disappointments he falls

into a big stroke of good luck, which lifts him and goes to make

others happy."--Commercial Advertiser.

The Last of the Huggermuggers. A Giant Story. By CHRISTOPHER P.

CRATCH. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

"Fresh and charming in style, with fun that is never forced, pathos

that is always genuine, and with a distinctly wholesome purpose. This

is certain to be a favorite with boys."--Literary World.

The Hunting of the Snark. By LEWIS CARROLL, author of "Alice in

Wonderland." 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

"Whether as regarding author or illustrator, this book is a jewel

rarely to be found nowadays. Not a whit inferior to its predecessor In

grand extravagance of imagination, and delicious allegorical

nonsense."--Quarterly Review.

BOOKS FOR GIRLS.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. By LEWIS CARROLL, 12mo, cloth, 42

illustrations, price 75 cents.

"From first to last, almost without exception, this story is

delightfully droll, humorous and illustrated in harmony with the

story."--New York Express.

Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There. By LEWIS

CARROLL. 12mo, cloth, 50 illustrations, price 75 cents.

"A delight alike to the young people and their elders, extremely funny

both in text and illustrations."--Boston Express.

Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe. By CHARLOTTE M. YONGE. 12mo, cloth,

illustrated, price 75 cents.

"This story is unique among tales intended for children, alike for

pleasant instruction, quaintness of humor, gentle pathos, and the

subtlety with which lessons moral and otherwise are conveyed to

children, and perhaps to their seniors as well."--The Spectator.

Joan's Adventures at the North Pole and Elsewhere. BY ALICE CORKRAN.

12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

"Wonderful as the adventures of Joan are, it must be admitted that

they are very naturally worked out and very plausibly presented.

Altogether this is an excellent story for girls."--Saturday Review.

Count Up the Sunny Days: A Story for Girls and Boys. By C. A. JONES.

12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

"An unusually good children's story."--Glasgow Herald.

The Heir of Redclyffe. By CHARLOTTE M. YONGE. 12mo, cloth,

illustrated, price $1.00.

"A narrative full of interest from first to last. It is told clearly

and in a straightforward manner, and arrests the attention of the

reader at once, so that one feels afresh the unspeakable pathos of the

story to the end."--London Graphic.

The Dove in the Eagle's West. By CHARLOTTE M. YONGE. 12mo, cloth,

illustrated, price $1.00.

"Among all the modern writers we believe Miss Yonge first, not in

genius, but in this, that she employs her great abilities for a high

and noble purpose. We know of few modern writers whose works may be so

safely commended as hers."--Cleveland Times.

Jan of the Windmill. A Story of the Plains. By MRS. J. H. EWING. 12mo,

cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

"Never has Mrs. Ewing published a more charming volume, and that is

saying a very great deal. From the first to the last the book

overflows with the strange knowledge of child-nature which so rarely

survives childhood: and moreover, with inexhaustible quiet humor,

which is never anything but innocent and well-bred, never priggish,

and never clumsy."--Academy.

A Sweet Girl Graduate. By L. T. MEADE. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price

$1.00.

"One of this popular author's best. The characters are well Imagined

and drawn. The story moves with plenty of spirit and the interest does

not flag until the end too quickly comes."--Providence Journal.

Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls. By JULIANA HORATIA EWING. 12mo,

cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

"There is no doubt as to the good quality and attractiveness of 'Six

to Sixteen.' The book is one which would enrich any girl's book shelf."

--St. James' Gazette.

The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls. By L. T. MEADE. 12mo, cloth,

illustrated, price 1.00.

"A bright and interesting story. The many admirers of Mrs. L. T. Meade

in this country will be delighted with the 'Palace Beautiful' for more

reasons than one. It is a charming book for girls."--New York

Recorder.

A World of Girls: The Story of a School. By L. T. MEADE. 12mo, cloth,

illustrated, price $1.00.

"One of those wholesome stories which it does one good to read. It

will afford pure delight to numerous readers. This book should be on

every girl's book shelf."--Boston Home Journal.

The Lady of the Forest: A Story for Girls. By L. T. MEADE. 12mo,

cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

"This story is written in the author's well-known, fresh and easy

style. All girls fond of reading will be charmed by this well-written

story. It is told with the author's customary grace and

spirit."--Boston Times.

At the Back of the North Wind. By GEORGE MACDONALD. 12mo. cloth,

illustrated, price $1.00.

"A very pretty story, with much of the freshness and vigor of Mr.

Macdonald's earlier work. ... It is a sweet, earnest, and wholesome

fairy story, and the quaint native humor is delightful. A most

delightful volume for young readers."--Philadelphia Times.

The Water Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby. By CHARLES KINGSLEY.

12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

"The strength of his work, as well as its peculiar charms, consist in

his description of the experiences of a youth with life under water in

the luxuriant wealth of which he revels with all the ardor of a

poetical nature."--New York Tribune.

Our Bessie. By ROSA N. CAREY. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

"One of the most entertaining stories of the season, full of vigorous

action, and strong in character-painting. Elder girls will be charmed

with it, and adults may read its pages with profit."--The Teachers'

Aid.

Wild Kitty. A Story of Middleton School. 67 L. T. MEADE. 12mo, cloth,

illustrated, price $1.00.

"Kitty is a true heroine--warm-hearted, self-sacrificing, and, as all

good women nowadays are, largely touched with the enthusiasm of

humanity. One of the most attractive gift books of the season."--The

Academy.

A Young Mutineer. A Story for Girls. By L. T. MEADE. 12mo, cloth,

illustrated, price $1.00.

"One of Mrs. Meade's charming books for girls, narrated in that simple

and picturesque style which marks the authoress as one of the first

among writers for young people."--The Spectator.

Sue and I. By MRS. O'REILLY. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

"A thoroughly delightful book, full of sound wisdom as well as

fun."--Athenaeum.

The Princess and the Goblin. A Fairy Story. By GEORGE MACDONALD. 12mo,

cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

"If a child once begins this book, it will get so deeply interested In

it that when bedtime comes it will altogether forget the moral, and

will weary its parents with importunities for just a few minutes more

to see how everything ends."--Saturday Review.

Pythia's Pupils: A Story of a School. By EVA HARTNER. 12mo, cloth,

illustrated, price $1.00.

"This story of the doings of several bright school girls is sure to

interest girl readers. Among many good stories for girls this is

undoubtedly one of the very best."--Teachers' Aid.

A Story of a Short Life. By JULIANA HORATIA EWING. 12mo, cloth,

illustrated, price $1.00.

"The book is one we can heartily recommend, for it la not only bright

and interesting, but also pure and healthy in tone and teaching."

--Courier.

The Sleepy King. A Fairy Tale. By AUBREY HOPWOOD AND SEYMOUR HICKS.

12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.

"Wonderful as the adventures of Bluebell are, it must be admitted that

they are very naturally worked out and very plausibly presented.

Altogether this is an excellent story for girls."--Saturday Review.

Two Little Waifs. By MRS. MOLESWORTH. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price

75 cents.

"Mrs. Molesworth's delightful story of 'Two Little Waifs' will charm

all the small people who find it in their stockings. It relates the

adventures of two lovable English children lost in Paris, and is just

wonderful enough to pleasantly wring the youthful heart."--New York

Tribune.

Adventures in Toyland. By EDITH KING HALL. 12mo, cloth, illustrated,

price 75 cents.

"The author is such a bright, cheery writer, that her stories are

always acceptable to all who are not confirmed cynics, and her record

of the adventures is as entertaining and enjoyable as we might

expect."--Boston Courier.

Adventures in Wallypug Land. By G. E. FARROW. 12mo. cloth,

illustrated, price 75 cents.

"These adventures are simply inimitable, and will delight boys and

girls of mature age, as well as their juniors. No happier combination

of author and artist than this volume presents could be found to

furnish healthy amusement to the young folks. The book Is an artistic

one in every sense."--Toronto Mail.

Fussbudget's Folks. A Story for Young Girls. By ANNA F. BURNHAM. 12mo,

cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

"Mrs. Burnham has a rare gift for composing stories for children. With

a light, yet forcible touch, she paints sweet and artless, yet natural

and strong, characters."--Congregationalist.

For sale by all booksellers, or sent postpaid on receipt of price by

the publisher, A. L. BURT, 52-88 Duane Street, New York.