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i-343THE LITTLE GIRL SERIESBy AMANDA M. DOUGLASALL COPYRIGHT STORIESHandsome Cloth Binding Price, 60 CentsA series of stories for girls by that popular author, Amanda M. Douglas, in which are described something of the life and times of the early days of the places wherein the stories are located. Now for the first time published in a cheap edition.A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD NEW YORKThis is a pretty story of life in New York 60 years ago. The story is charmingly told. The book is full of vivacious narrative, describing the amusements, employments and the social and domestic life of Old New York.A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD BOSTONThe story deals with the bringing up of little Doris by these Boston people, who were her nearest relatives. It is a series of pictures of life in Boston ninety years ago.A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD BALTIMOREThis tells the story of how a little girl grew up in a Southern city a hundred years ago. A host of characters of all sorts—women, children, slaves, rich people and poor people, fill the pages.A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD PITTSBURGAn interesting picture is given of the pioneer settlement and its people; while the heroine, Daffodil, is a winsome lass who develops into a charming woman.A LITTLE GIRL OF LONG AGOThis story is a sequel to A Little Girl in Old New York. This is a book for girls and boys of the present age, who will enjoy going back to the old times.A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD CHICAGORuth Gaynor comes to Chicago with her father when she is but eight or nine years old. Ruth is a keen observer and makes a capital heroine.A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD NEW ORLEANSThe story gives a very picturesque account of the life in the old Creole city. It is a well told and interesting story with a historical background.A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD SAN FRANCISCOThis is the story of the little Maine girl who went to live in the strange new city of the Golden Gate; she grows up a bright and charming girl.A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD WASHINGTONThis story carries one back to Washington, a city then in its infancy. The story throws a strong light on the early customs and life of the people.A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD PHILADELPHIALittle Primrose was the child of Friends, or Quakers. The author tells Primrose's experiences among very strict Quakers, and then among worldly people.A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD QUEBECThe heroine is called "The Rose of Quebec." The picturesque life of this old French city, as seen through the eyes of the little girl, is here pictured.A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD SALEMCynthia Leveritt lived in old Salem about one hundred years ago. Cynthia grows up, and so dear a girl could scarce have failed to have a romance develop. The book will be enjoyed by all girls.A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD ST. LOUISThis story will give a delightful treat to any girl who reads it. The early days of this historical old city are depicted in a manner at once true and picturesque.A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD DETROITThe stirring times in which the little girl lived, and the social life of a bygone age are depicted very happily. The heroine is a charming girl.

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THE LITTLE GIRL SERIES

By AMANDA M. DOUGLAS

ALL COPYRIGHT STORIES

Handsome Cloth Binding Price, 60 Cents

A series of stories for girls by that popular author, Amanda M. Douglas, in which are described something of the life and times of the early days of the places wherein the stories are located. Now for the first time published in a cheap edition.

A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD NEW YORK

This is a pretty story of life in New York 60 years ago. The story is charmingly told. The book is full of vivacious narrative, describing the amusements, employments and the social and domestic life of Old New York.

A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD BOSTON

The story deals with the bringing up of little Doris by these Boston people, who were her nearest relatives. It is a series of pictures of life in Boston ninety years ago.

A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD BALTIMORE

This tells the story of how a little girl grew up in a Southern city a hundred years ago. A host of characters of all sorts—women, children, slaves, rich people and poor people, fill the pages.

A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD PITTSBURG

An interesting picture is given of the pioneer settlement and its people; while the heroine, Daffodil, is a winsome lass who develops into a charming woman.

A LITTLE GIRL OF LONG AGO

This story is a sequel to A Little Girl in Old New York. This is a book for girls and boys of the present age, who will enjoy going back to the old times.

A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD CHICAGO

Ruth Gaynor comes to Chicago with her father when she is but eight or nine years old. Ruth is a keen observer and makes a capital heroine.

A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD NEW ORLEANS

The story gives a very picturesque account of the life in the old Creole city. It is a well told and interesting story with a historical background.

A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD SAN FRANCISCO

This is the story of the little Maine girl who went to live in the strange new city of the Golden Gate; she grows up a bright and charming girl.

A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD WASHINGTON

This story carries one back to Washington, a city then in its infancy. The story throws a strong light on the early customs and life of the people.

A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD PHILADELPHIA

Little Primrose was the child of Friends, or Quakers. The author tells Primrose's experiences among very strict Quakers, and then among worldly people.

A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD QUEBEC

The heroine is called "The Rose of Quebec." The picturesque life of this old French city, as seen through the eyes of the little girl, is here pictured.

A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD SALEM

Cynthia Leveritt lived in old Salem about one hundred years ago. Cynthia grows up, and so dear a girl could scarce have failed to have a romance develop. The book will be enjoyed by all girls.

A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD ST. LOUIS

This story will give a delightful treat to any girl who reads it. The early days of this historical old city are depicted in a manner at once true and picturesque.

A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD DETROIT

The stirring times in which the little girl lived, and the social life of a bygone age are depicted very happily. The heroine is a charming girl.

The Girl Comrade's Seriesi-344ALL AMERICAN AUTHORS.ALL COPYRIGHT STORIES.A carefully selected series of books for girls, written by popular authors. These are charming stories for young girls, well told and full of interest. Their simplicity, tenderness, healthy, interesting motives, vigorous action, and character painting will please all girl readers.HANDSOME CLOTH BINDING.PRICE, 60 CENTS.A BACHELOR MAID AND HER BROTHER.By I. T. Thurston.ALL ABOARD. A Story For Girls.By Fanny E. Newberry.ALMOST A GENIUS. A Story For Girls.By Adelaide L. Rouse.ANNICE WYNKOOP, Artist. Story of a Country Girl.By Adelaide L. Rouse.BUBBLES. A Girl's Story.By Fannie E. Newberry.COMRADES.By Fannie E. Newberry.DEANE GIRLS, THE. A Home Story.By Adelaide L. Rouse.HELEN BEATON, COLLEGE WOMAN.By Adelaide L. Rouse.JOYCE'S INVESTMENTS. A Story For Girls.By Fannie E. Newberry.MELLICENT RAYMOND. A Story For Girls.By Fannie E. Newberry.MISS ASHTON'S NEW PUPIL. A School Girl's Story.By Mrs. S. S. Robbins.NOT FOR PROFIT. A Story For Girls.By Fannie E. Newberry.ODD ONE, THE. A Story For Girls.By Fannie E. Newberry.SARA, A PRINCESS. A Story For Girls.By Fannie E. Newberry.

The Girl Comrade's Series

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ALL AMERICAN AUTHORS.ALL COPYRIGHT STORIES.

A carefully selected series of books for girls, written by popular authors. These are charming stories for young girls, well told and full of interest. Their simplicity, tenderness, healthy, interesting motives, vigorous action, and character painting will please all girl readers.

HANDSOME CLOTH BINDING.PRICE, 60 CENTS.

A BACHELOR MAID AND HER BROTHER.By I. T. Thurston.

ALL ABOARD. A Story For Girls.By Fanny E. Newberry.

ALMOST A GENIUS. A Story For Girls.By Adelaide L. Rouse.

ANNICE WYNKOOP, Artist. Story of a Country Girl.By Adelaide L. Rouse.

BUBBLES. A Girl's Story.By Fannie E. Newberry.

COMRADES.By Fannie E. Newberry.

DEANE GIRLS, THE. A Home Story.By Adelaide L. Rouse.

HELEN BEATON, COLLEGE WOMAN.By Adelaide L. Rouse.

JOYCE'S INVESTMENTS. A Story For Girls.By Fannie E. Newberry.

MELLICENT RAYMOND. A Story For Girls.By Fannie E. Newberry.

MISS ASHTON'S NEW PUPIL. A School Girl's Story.By Mrs. S. S. Robbins.

NOT FOR PROFIT. A Story For Girls.By Fannie E. Newberry.

ODD ONE, THE. A Story For Girls.By Fannie E. Newberry.

SARA, A PRINCESS. A Story For Girls.By Fannie E. Newberry.

The Girl Chum's Seriesi-345ALL AMERICAN AUTHORS.ALL COPYRIGHT STORIES.A carefully selected series of books for girls, written by popular authors. These are charming stories for young girls, well told and full of interest. Their simplicity, tenderness, healthy, interesting motives, vigorous action, and character painting will please all girl readers.HANDSOME CLOTH BINDING.PRICE, 60 CENTS.BENHURST, CLUB, THE.By Howe Benning.BERTHA'S SUMMER BOARDERS.By Linnie S. Harris.BILLOW PRAIRIE. A Story of Life in the Great West.By Joy Allison.DUXBERRY DOINGS. A New England Story.By Caroline B. Le Row.FUSSBUDGET'S FOLKS. A Story For Young Girls.By Anna F. Burnham.HAPPY DISCIPLINE, A.By Elizabeth Cummings.JOLLY TEN, THE; and Their Year of Stories.By Agnes Carr Sage.KATIE ROBERTSON. A Girl's Story of Factory Life.By M. E. Winslow.LONELY HILL. A Story For Girls.By M. L. Thornton-Wilder.MAJORIBANKS. A Girl's Story.By Elvirton Wright.MISS CHARITY'S HOUSE.By Howe Benning.MISS ELLIOT'S GIRLS. A Story For Young Girls.By Mary Spring Corning.MISS MALCOLM'S TEN. A Story For Girls.By Margaret E. Winslow.ONE GIRL'S WAY OUT.By Howe Benning.PEN'S VENTURE.By Elvirton Wright.RUTH PRENTICE. A Story For Girls.By Marion Thorne.THREE YEARS AT GLENWOOD. A Story of School Life.By M. E. Winslow.

The Girl Chum's Series

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ALL AMERICAN AUTHORS.ALL COPYRIGHT STORIES.

A carefully selected series of books for girls, written by popular authors. These are charming stories for young girls, well told and full of interest. Their simplicity, tenderness, healthy, interesting motives, vigorous action, and character painting will please all girl readers.

HANDSOME CLOTH BINDING.PRICE, 60 CENTS.

BENHURST, CLUB, THE.By Howe Benning.

BERTHA'S SUMMER BOARDERS.By Linnie S. Harris.

BILLOW PRAIRIE. A Story of Life in the Great West.By Joy Allison.

DUXBERRY DOINGS. A New England Story.By Caroline B. Le Row.

FUSSBUDGET'S FOLKS. A Story For Young Girls.By Anna F. Burnham.

HAPPY DISCIPLINE, A.By Elizabeth Cummings.

JOLLY TEN, THE; and Their Year of Stories.By Agnes Carr Sage.

KATIE ROBERTSON. A Girl's Story of Factory Life.By M. E. Winslow.

LONELY HILL. A Story For Girls.By M. L. Thornton-Wilder.

MAJORIBANKS. A Girl's Story.By Elvirton Wright.

MISS CHARITY'S HOUSE.By Howe Benning.

MISS ELLIOT'S GIRLS. A Story For Young Girls.By Mary Spring Corning.

MISS MALCOLM'S TEN. A Story For Girls.By Margaret E. Winslow.

ONE GIRL'S WAY OUT.By Howe Benning.

PEN'S VENTURE.By Elvirton Wright.

RUTH PRENTICE. A Story For Girls.By Marion Thorne.

THREE YEARS AT GLENWOOD. A Story of School Life.By M. E. Winslow.

i-346The Boy Spies SeriesThese stories are based on important historical events, scenes wherein boys are prominent characters being selected. They are the romance of history, vigorously told, with careful fidelity to picturing the home life and accurate in every particular wherein mention is made of movement of troops, or the doings of noted persons.THE BOY SPIES WITH LAFAYETTE.The story of how two boys joined the Continental Army.By James Otis.Cloth.Price 60 cents.THE BOY SPIES ON CHESAPEAKE BAY.The story of two young spies under Commodore Barney.By James Otis.Cloth.Price 60 cents.THE BOY SPIES WITH THE REGULATORS.The story of how the boys assisted the Carolina Patriots to drive the British from that State.By James Otis.Cloth.Price 60 cents.THE BOY SPIES WITH THE SWAMP FOX.The story of General Marion and his young spies.By James Otis.Cloth.Price 60 cents.THE BOY SPIES AT YORKTOWN.The story of how the spies helped General Lafayette in the Siege of Yorktown.By James Otis.Cloth.Price 60 cents.THE BOY SPIES OF PHILADELPHIA.The story of how the young spies helped the Continental Army at Valley Forge.By James Otis.Cloth.Price 60 cents.THE BOY SPIES AT FORT GRISWOLD.The story of the part they took in its brave defense.By William P. Chipman.Cloth.Price 60 cents.THE BOY SPIES OF OLD NEW YORK.The story of how the young spies prevented the capture of General Washington.By James Otis.Cloth.Price 60 cents.

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The Boy Spies Series

These stories are based on important historical events, scenes wherein boys are prominent characters being selected. They are the romance of history, vigorously told, with careful fidelity to picturing the home life and accurate in every particular wherein mention is made of movement of troops, or the doings of noted persons.

i-347The Navy Boys SeriesThese stories are based on important historical naval events, scenes wherein boys are prominent characters being selected. They are the romance of history, vigorously told, with careful fidelity to picturing the life on ship-board, and accurate in every particular wherein mention is made of movement of vessels or the doings of noted persons.THE NAVY BOYS' CRUISE WITH PAUL JONES.A boys' story of a cruise with the Great Commodore in 1776.By James Otis.Cloth.Price 60 cents.THE NAVY BOYS ON LAKE ONTARIO.The story of two boys and their adventures in the war of 1812.By James Otis.Cloth.Price 60 cents.THE NAVY BOYS' CRUISE ON THE PICKERING.A boy's story of privateering in 1780.By James Otis.Cloth.Price 60 cents.THE NAVY BOYS IN NEW YORK BAY.A story of three boys who took command of the schooner "The Laughing Mary," the first vessel of the American Navy.By James Otis.Cloth.Price 60 cents.THE NAVY BOYS IN THE TRACK OF THE ENEMY.The story of a remarkable cruise with the Sloop of War "Providence" and the Frigate "Alfred."By William P. Chipman.Cloth.Price 60 cents.THE NAVY BOYS' DARING CAPTURE.The story of how the navy boys helped to capture the British Cutter "Margaretta," in 1775.By William P. Chipman.Cloth.Price 60 cents.THE NAVY BOYS' CRUISE TO THE BAHAMAS.The adventures of two Yankee Middies with the first cruise of an American Squadron in 1775.By William P. Chipman.Cloth.Price 60 cents.THE NAVY BOYS' CRUISE WITH COLUMBUS.The adventures of two boys who sailed with the great Admiral in his discovery of America.By Frederick A. Ober.Cloth.Price 60 cents.

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The Navy Boys Series

These stories are based on important historical naval events, scenes wherein boys are prominent characters being selected. They are the romance of history, vigorously told, with careful fidelity to picturing the life on ship-board, and accurate in every particular wherein mention is made of movement of vessels or the doings of noted persons.

i-348The Boy Chums SeriesBy WILMER M. ELYHandsome Cloth Binding. Price, 60 Cents Per Volume.In this series of remarkable stories by Wilmer M. Ely are described the adventures of two boy chums—Charley West and Walter Hazard—in the great swamps of interior Florida and among the cays off the Florida Coast, and through the Bahama Islands. These are real, live boys, and their experiences are well worth following. If you read one book you will surely be anxious for those that are to follow.THE BOY CHUMS ON INDIAN RIVER, or The Boy Partners of the Schooner "Orphan."In this story Charley West and Walter Hazard meet deadly rattlesnakes; have a battle with a wild panther; are attacked by outlaws; their boat is towed by a swordfish; they are shipwrecked by a monster manatee fish, and pass safely through many exciting scenes of danger.THE BOY CHUMS ON HAUNTED ISLAND, or Hunting for Pearls in the Bahama Islands.This book tells the story of the boy chums, Charley West and Walter Hazard, whose adventures on the schooner "Eager Quest," hunting for pearls among the Bahama Islands, are fully recorded. Their hairbreadth escapes from the treacherous quicksands and dangerous water spouts; how they lost their vessel and were cast away on a lonely island, and their escape therefrom are fully told.THE BOY CHUMS IN THE FOREST, or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades.The story of the boy chums hunting the blue herons and the pink and white egrets for their plumes in the forests of Florida is full of danger and excitement. How the chums encountered the Indians; their battles with the escaped convicts; their fight with the wild boars and alligators are fully told.THE BOY CHUMS' PERILOUS CRUISE, or Searching for Wreckage on the Florida Coast.This story of the boy chums' adventures on and off the Florida Coast describes many scenes of daring and adventure, in hunting for ships stranded and cargoes washed ashore. The boy chums passed through many exciting scenes, on shore and island; and the loss of their vessel, the "Eager Quest," they will long remember.THE BOY CHUMS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, or a Dangerous Cruise with the Greek Spongers.This story of the boy chums, Charley West and Walter Hazard, hunting for sponges, is filled with many adventures. The dangers of gathering sponges are fully described; the chums meet with sharks and alligators; and they are cast away on a desert island. Their rescue and arrival home make a most interesting story.

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The Boy Chums Series

By WILMER M. ELY

Handsome Cloth Binding. Price, 60 Cents Per Volume.

In this series of remarkable stories by Wilmer M. Ely are described the adventures of two boy chums—Charley West and Walter Hazard—in the great swamps of interior Florida and among the cays off the Florida Coast, and through the Bahama Islands. These are real, live boys, and their experiences are well worth following. If you read one book you will surely be anxious for those that are to follow.

THE BOY CHUMS ON INDIAN RIVER, or The Boy Partners of the Schooner "Orphan."

In this story Charley West and Walter Hazard meet deadly rattlesnakes; have a battle with a wild panther; are attacked by outlaws; their boat is towed by a swordfish; they are shipwrecked by a monster manatee fish, and pass safely through many exciting scenes of danger.

THE BOY CHUMS ON HAUNTED ISLAND, or Hunting for Pearls in the Bahama Islands.

This book tells the story of the boy chums, Charley West and Walter Hazard, whose adventures on the schooner "Eager Quest," hunting for pearls among the Bahama Islands, are fully recorded. Their hairbreadth escapes from the treacherous quicksands and dangerous water spouts; how they lost their vessel and were cast away on a lonely island, and their escape therefrom are fully told.

THE BOY CHUMS IN THE FOREST, or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades.

The story of the boy chums hunting the blue herons and the pink and white egrets for their plumes in the forests of Florida is full of danger and excitement. How the chums encountered the Indians; their battles with the escaped convicts; their fight with the wild boars and alligators are fully told.

THE BOY CHUMS' PERILOUS CRUISE, or Searching for Wreckage on the Florida Coast.

This story of the boy chums' adventures on and off the Florida Coast describes many scenes of daring and adventure, in hunting for ships stranded and cargoes washed ashore. The boy chums passed through many exciting scenes, on shore and island; and the loss of their vessel, the "Eager Quest," they will long remember.

THE BOY CHUMS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, or a Dangerous Cruise with the Greek Spongers.

This story of the boy chums, Charley West and Walter Hazard, hunting for sponges, is filled with many adventures. The dangers of gathering sponges are fully described; the chums meet with sharks and alligators; and they are cast away on a desert island. Their rescue and arrival home make a most interesting story.

The Boy Scout SeriesBy HERBERT CARTERi-349New stories of Camp Life, telling the wonderful and thrilling adventures of the Boys of the Silver Fox Patrol.Handsome Cloth Bindings.PRICE, 60 CENTS PER VOLUMETHE BOY SCOUTS FIRST CAMP FIRE; or, Scouting with the Silver Fox Patrol.This book, every up-to-date Boy Scout will want to read. It is brimming over with thrilling adventure, woods lore and the story of the wonderful experiences that befel the Cranford troop of Boy Scouts when spending a part of their vacation in the wilderness. The story is clean and wholesome in tone, yet with not a dull line from cover to cover.THE BOY SCOUTS IN THE BLUE RIDGE; or, Marooned Among the Moonshiners.Those lads who have read The Boy Scouts First Camp Fire and followed the fortunes of Thad Brewster, the Young Patrol leader, will be delighted to read this story. It tells of the strange and mysterious adventures that happened to the Patrol in their trip through the "mountains of the sky" in the Moonshiners' Paradise of the old Tar Heel State, North Carolina. When you start to read you will not lay the book down until the last word has been reached.THE BOY SCOUTS ON THE TRAIL; or, Scouting through the Big Game Country.In this story the Boy Scouts once more find themselves in camp and following the trail. The story recites the many adventures that befel the members of the Silver Fox Patrol with wild animals of the forest trails, as well as the desperate men who had sought a refuge in this lonely country, making most delightful reading for every lad who has red blood in his veins. This is a story which every boy will be glad to read and recommend to his chums.THE BOY SCOUTS IN THE MAINE WOODS; or, The New Test for the Silver Fox Patrol.In the rough field of experience the tenderfoots and greenhorns of the Silver Fox Patrol are fast learning to take care of themselves when abroad. Many of the secrets of the woods, usually known only to old hunters and trappers, are laid bare to the eyes of the reader. Thad and his chums have a wonderful experience when they are employed by the State of Maine to act as Fire Wardens, since every year terrible conflagrations sweep through the pine forests, doing great damage.THE BOY SCOUTS THROUGH THE BIG TIMBER; or, The Search for the Lost Tenderfoot.A serious calamity threatens the Silver Fox Patrol when on one of their vacation trips to the wonderland of the great Northwest. How apparent disaster is bravely met and overcome by Thad and his friends, forms the main theme of the story, which abounds in plenty of humor, rollicking situations, hairbreadth escapes and thrilling adventures, such as all boys like to read about. If you ever dream of camping out in the woods, here you may learn how to do it.THE BOY SCOUTS IN THE ROCKIES; or, The Secret of The Hidden Silver Mine.By this time the boys of the Silver Fox Patrol have learned through experience how to rough it upon a long hike. Their last tour takes them into the wildest region of the great Rocky Mountains, and here they meet with many strange adventures that severely test their grit, as well as their ability to grapple with emergencies. This is one of the most interesting of the stories in the Boy Scout Series,—the experiences of Thad Brewster and his Cranford troop abounds in plenty of humor, and hairbreadth escapes.For sale by all booksellers, or sent post-paid on receipt of price by the publishers, A. L. BURT COMPANY, 52-58 Duane Street, New York

The Boy Scout Series

By HERBERT CARTER

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New stories of Camp Life, telling the wonderful and thrilling adventures of the Boys of the Silver Fox Patrol.Handsome Cloth Bindings.

PRICE, 60 CENTS PER VOLUME

THE BOY SCOUTS FIRST CAMP FIRE; or, Scouting with the Silver Fox Patrol.

This book, every up-to-date Boy Scout will want to read. It is brimming over with thrilling adventure, woods lore and the story of the wonderful experiences that befel the Cranford troop of Boy Scouts when spending a part of their vacation in the wilderness. The story is clean and wholesome in tone, yet with not a dull line from cover to cover.

THE BOY SCOUTS IN THE BLUE RIDGE; or, Marooned Among the Moonshiners.

Those lads who have read The Boy Scouts First Camp Fire and followed the fortunes of Thad Brewster, the Young Patrol leader, will be delighted to read this story. It tells of the strange and mysterious adventures that happened to the Patrol in their trip through the "mountains of the sky" in the Moonshiners' Paradise of the old Tar Heel State, North Carolina. When you start to read you will not lay the book down until the last word has been reached.

THE BOY SCOUTS ON THE TRAIL; or, Scouting through the Big Game Country.

In this story the Boy Scouts once more find themselves in camp and following the trail. The story recites the many adventures that befel the members of the Silver Fox Patrol with wild animals of the forest trails, as well as the desperate men who had sought a refuge in this lonely country, making most delightful reading for every lad who has red blood in his veins. This is a story which every boy will be glad to read and recommend to his chums.

THE BOY SCOUTS IN THE MAINE WOODS; or, The New Test for the Silver Fox Patrol.

In the rough field of experience the tenderfoots and greenhorns of the Silver Fox Patrol are fast learning to take care of themselves when abroad. Many of the secrets of the woods, usually known only to old hunters and trappers, are laid bare to the eyes of the reader. Thad and his chums have a wonderful experience when they are employed by the State of Maine to act as Fire Wardens, since every year terrible conflagrations sweep through the pine forests, doing great damage.

THE BOY SCOUTS THROUGH THE BIG TIMBER; or, The Search for the Lost Tenderfoot.

A serious calamity threatens the Silver Fox Patrol when on one of their vacation trips to the wonderland of the great Northwest. How apparent disaster is bravely met and overcome by Thad and his friends, forms the main theme of the story, which abounds in plenty of humor, rollicking situations, hairbreadth escapes and thrilling adventures, such as all boys like to read about. If you ever dream of camping out in the woods, here you may learn how to do it.

THE BOY SCOUTS IN THE ROCKIES; or, The Secret of The Hidden Silver Mine.

By this time the boys of the Silver Fox Patrol have learned through experience how to rough it upon a long hike. Their last tour takes them into the wildest region of the great Rocky Mountains, and here they meet with many strange adventures that severely test their grit, as well as their ability to grapple with emergencies. This is one of the most interesting of the stories in the Boy Scout Series,—the experiences of Thad Brewster and his Cranford troop abounds in plenty of humor, and hairbreadth escapes.

For sale by all booksellers, or sent post-paid on receipt of price by the publishers, A. L. BURT COMPANY, 52-58 Duane Street, New York


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