PLUCKY BOYS. Business Boys' Library. By the author of "John Halifax, Gentleman," and other authors. $1.00.
"A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck."—President Garfield. Spirited narratives of boys who have conquered obstacles and become successful business men; or of other young fellows who have shown fearlessness and "fight" in situations of danger.
A BOY'S WORKSHOP. By A Boy and His Friends. $1.00.
Just the book for boys taking their first lesson in the use of tools. All sorts of practical suggestions and sound advice, with valuable illustrations fill the volume.
BOY LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY. By H. H. Clark. 12mo, illustrated, $1.50.
If there is anything in the way of human attire which more than any other commands the admiration and stirs the enthusiasm of the average boy of whatever nation, it is the trim uniform and shining buttons that distinguish the jolly lads of the "Navy." In this graphically written and wonderfully entertaining volume, boy life in the Navy of the United States is described by a naval officer, in a manner which cannot fail to satisfy the boys.
HOW SUCCESS IS WON. By Mrs. Sarah K. Bolton. $1.00.
This is the best of the recent books of this popular class of biography; all its "successful men" are Americans, and with two or three exceptions they are living and in the full tide of business and power. In each case, the facts have been furnished to the author by the subject of the biography, or by family friends; and Mrs. Bolton has chosen from this authentic material those incidents which most fully illustrate the successive steps and the ruling principles, by which success has been gained. A portrait accompanies each biography.
STORIES OF DANGER AND ADVENTURE. By Rose G. Kingsley, B. P. Shillaber, Frederic Schwatka and others. $1.25.
Fascinating stones of thrilling incidents in all sorts of places and with all kinds of people. Very fully illustrated.