This is a romance not of love, but of daring adventure, and so well worked as to be profoundly interesting.—Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Cleverly told, and enchain the reader's attention immediately, holding him captive to the last page.—Brooklyn Standard-Union.
A series of vivid pictures of the life of a soldier who was also a gentleman.—N. Y. Press.
IN THE OLD HERRICK HOUSE
And Other Stories. By Ellen Douglas Deland, Author of "Oakleigh." Illustrated. Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.50.
Made up of tales of girl life, very earnest, pure, and interesting.—Boston Traveller.
Delightful in their naturalness.... These amusing and simply-told little stories.—Philadelphia Bulletin.
Will especially interest girl readers. They are pure, fresh, and wholesome.—Chicago Inter-Ocean.
HARPER & BROTHERS, Publishers, New York
The Weight of those Four Weights.
The man who dropped a 40-pound article and broke it into 4 scale-weights excited the Table's curiosity. It was a singular fall. The 4 pieces weighed 1, 3, 9, and 27 pounds respectively. To get 2 pounds he puts the 3-pound weight on one side, and the 1-pound one on the other, and has a 2-pound balance on the 3-pound side. If he has occasion to weigh 35 pounds he puts the 27-pound weight and the 9-pound weight on one side, and the 1-pound weight on the other. We have tested these and a few other weights. Our correspondent says any number of pounds from 1 to 40 can be weighed with these weights.