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.
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