"Let us mention in passing two admirable books for boys, 'Reuben Stone's Discovery' and 'Oliver Bright's Search,' by Edward Stratemeyer, with whom we are all acquainted. This last bit of his work is especially good, and the boy who gets one of these volumes will become very popular among his fellows until the book is worn threadbare."--_N. Y. Herald._ "A good sea-tale for boys is 'The Last Cruise of the Spitfire,' by Edward Stratemeyer. There is plenty of adventure in it, a shipwreck, a cruise on a raft, and other stirring perils of the deep."--_Detroit_ (Mich.) _Journal_. "In a simple, plain, straightforward manner, Mr. Edward Stratemeyer endeavors to show his boy readers what persistency, honesty, and willingness to work have accomplished for his young hero, and his moral is evident. Mr. Stratemeyer is very earnest and sincere in his portraiture of young character beginning to shape itself to weather against the future. A book of this sort is calculated to interest boys, to feed their ambition with hope, and to indicate how they must fortify themselves against the wiles of vice."--_Boston Herald._ _For sale by all booksellers, or sent, postpaid, on receipt of price by_ LEE & SHEPARD, Publishers, BOSTON. * * * * * Transcriber's note: Illustrations have been moved closer to their relevant paragraphs. The author's archaic and variable spelling and hyphenation are preserved. The author's punctuation style is preserved. Typographical problems that were changed are listed below. Page 13: Was 'reconnoissance' (General MacArthur made a =reconnaissance= in the direction of Calumpit) Page 42: Changed single quote mark to double quote mark ("Get in front of me and take to the woods opposite, =Luke,"= was the hurried reply.) Page 46: Changed single quote mark to double quote mark ("We must get out of the enemy's territory before the sun =rises,"= said Larry.) Page 177: Removed extra double quote mark ("=Silence!= Not another word until the lady has finished her story.") Page 212: Was 'acount' (for men were dropping out every day on =account= of fever and other tropical troubles.)