The outdoor chums are four wide-awake lads, sons of wealthy men of a small city located on a lake. The boys love outdoor life, and are greatly interested in hunting, fishing, and picture taking. They have motor cycles, motor boats, canoes, etc., and during their vacations go everywhere and have all sorts of thrilling adventures. The stories give full directions for camping out, how to fish, how to hunt wild animals and prepare the skins for stuffing, how to manage a canoe, how to swim, etc. Full of the very spirit of outdoor life. THE OUTDOOR CHUMS Or, The First Tour of the Rod, Gun and Camera Club. THE OUTDOOR CHUMS ON THE LAKE Or, Lively Adventures on Wildcat Island. THE OUTDOOR CHUMS IN THE FOREST Or, Laying the Ghost of Oak Ridge. THE OUTDOOR CHUMS ON THE GULF Or, Rescuing the Lost Balloonists. THE OUTDOOR CHUMS AFTER BIG GAME Or, Perilous Adventures in the Wilderness. 12mo. Averaging 240 pages. Illustrated. Handsomely bound in Cloth. Price, 40 Cents per Volume GROSSET & DUNLAP, NEW YORK THE RISE IN LIFE SERIES By Horatio Alger, Jr. These are Copyrighted Stories which cannot be obtained elsewhere. They are the stories last written by this famous author. 12mo. Illustrated. Bound in cloth, stamped in colored inks. Price, 40 Cents per Volume, Postpaid. THE YOUNG BOOK AGENT, Or Frank Hardy’s Road to Success A plain but uncommonly interesting tale of everyday life, describing the ups and downs of a boy book-agent. FROM FARM TO FORTUNE, Or Nat Nason’s Strange Experience Nat was a poor country lad. Work on the farm was hard, and after a quarrel with his uncle, with whom he resided, he struck out for himself. OUT FOR BUSINESS, Or Robert Frost’s Strange Career Relates the adventures of a country boy who is compelled to leave home and seek his fortune in the great world at large. FALLING IN WITH FORTUNE, Or The Experiences of a Young Secretary This is a companion tale to “Out for Business,” but complete in itself, and tells of the further doings of Robert Frost as private secretary. YOUNG CAPTAIN JACK, Or The Son of a Soldier The scene is laid in the South during the Civil War, and the hero is a waif who was cast up by the sea and adopted by a rich Southern planter. NELSON THE NEWSBOY, Or Afloat in New York Mr. Alger is always at his best in the portrayal of life in New York City, and this story is among the best he has given our young readers. LOST AT SEA, Or Robert Roscoe’s Strange Cruise A sea story of uncommon interest. The hero falls in with a strange derelict—a ship given over to the wild animals of a menagerie. JERRY, THE BACKWOODS BOY, Or the Parkhurst Treasure Depicts life on a farm of New York State. The mystery of the treasure will fascinate every boy. Jerry is a character well worth knowing. RANDY OF THE RIVER, Or the adventures of a Young Deckhand