A Book of Hearty Laughter.
THINGS GENERALLY
By MAX ADELER.
Here is a volume which is simply bubbling
over with dry wit and good-natured humor,
told as only this Prince of American
Humorists can tell it. Here are tales of
country newspaper life, political life,
trials of would-be inventors, hardships
of a book-agent, domestic fits and misfits,
perils of a ship-wrecked man, and a hundred
others, warranted to make even the most
sedate laugh. Full of illustrations just
as funny as the text.
18mo. Cloth. Price, 75 cents.

"Laugh Oft, and Defy the Doctor."
TOOTHSOME TALES TOLD IN SLANG
By BILLY BURGUNDY.
A book of fascinating stories about
fascinating folks.
Pretty women before and behind the foot-lights,
artists and their models, literary men
of Bohemian tendencies, these are the
people whom Billy Burgundy has selected for
characterization. True, they speak their
lines in slang, but it is the slang of the
educated, and is always artistic while
delightfully amusing.
Pronounced by press and public one of the
funniest books ever published.
The illustrations are by Outcault,
Swinnerton, Marriner, Rigby, Pal, McAuley,
Lemon, Cobb and Bryans.
Copiously Illustrated. Price, 75 cents.

Eerie Tales of "Chinatown."
BITS OF BROKEN CHINA
By WILLIAM E.S. FALES
A collection of captivating novelettes dealing
with life in New York's "Chinatown."
The struggles and ambitions of the Chinaman
in America, his loves and jealousies,
his hopes and fears, his sorrows, his joys,
these are the materials on which Mr. Fales
has built his book.
It is a new field, and all the more
interesting on that account. The author has
made a life study of his subject; and no one
is better qualified than he to present a picture
of this romantic corner of New York where
lives the exiled Chinaman.
"Bits of Broken China" is undoubtedly
one of the most delightful volumes for
lighter reading published this season.
Bound in cloth. Gold top. Fully Illustrated.
Price, 75 Cents.

The Game of the Hour.
ABC OF BRIDGE
By ELEANOR A. TENNANT.
From the Brooklyn Eagle:
"Bridge is not yet so well known as whist,
but an hour's study of this clever little book
ought to be enough to enable anyone to play
with moderate success. It is written mainly
for the instruction of amateurs, but, in addition,
the author, who is herself an expert,
has given numerous hints that will be valuable
to the most advanced player."
From the Dramatic Mirror:
"The game is explained in simple fashion—which
is indeed an achievement, considering
its complications."
From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat:
"The little volume is just what it pretends
to be—an elementary treatise on the subject,
and is not rendered top-heavy, by overloading
of extraneous matter. It will take one
about an hour to read it, and he will then
know how the game is played."
In cloth. Gold top. Illustrated with diagrams.
Price, 75 Cents.

The Cream of Juvenile Fiction
BOYS' OWN LIBRARY
A Selection of The Best Books Written
by the Most Popular Authors for Boys.
The titles in this splendid juvenile series
have been selected with care, and as a result
all the stories can be relied upon for their
excellence. They are bright and sparkling,
not overburdened with lengthy descriptions
but brimful of adventure from the first page
to the last—in fact, they are just the kind
of yarns that appeal strongly to the healthy
boy who is fond of thrilling exploits and
deeds of heroism. Among the authors whose
names are included in Boys' Own Library
are Horatio Alger, Jr., Edward S. Ellis,
James Otis, Arthur M. Winfield and Frank
H. Converse.
Catalogues will gladly be sent, post free
on application.
In Cloth. Attractive Covers.
Price, 75 cents per Volume.
STREET AND SMITH, New York and London.