Transcriber Note Obvious typos and punctuation errors corrected. Inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation retained. The book catalog at the back uses a Unicode character “Asterism” (U+2042). If the font in use on the reader’s device does not support it, this character, ⁂, may not display correctly. [Publisher Logo] on the title page represents an illustration with the publisher name. A short decorative line has been represented in the text as --*--. Italic text is indicated by underscores surrounding the _italic text_. Small capitals in the original have been converted to ALL CAPS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ By the same Author. A TREASURY OF THOUGHT. An Encyclopædia of Quotations from Ancient and Modern Authors. 8vo, full gilt, $4.00. The most complete and exhaustive volume of the kind with which we are acquainted. The literature of all times has contributed to it, and the range of reading necessary to its compilation is the widest.—_Hartford Courant._ NOTABLE THOUGHTS ABOUT WOMEN. A Literary Mosaic. Crown 8vo, $1.50. Full of delicious bits from nearly every writer of any celebrity, English, American, French, or German, early and modern, it is a fascinating medley. When one takes up the book it is difficult to lay it down, for one is led on from one brilliant or striking thought to another, in a way that is quite absorbing.—_Portland Transcript._ PEARLS OF THOUGHT. Choice Sentences from the wisest Authors. 16mo, full gilt, $1.25. The first noticeable thing about “Pearls of Thought” is that the “pearls” are offered in a jewel-box of printing and binding. The selections have the merit of being short and sparkling. Authors, ancient and modern, and of all nations, are represented.—_New York Tribune._ DUE WEST; or, Round the World in Ten Months. Crown 8vo, $1.50. It is a book of books on foreign travel, and deserves to be in the hands of all subsequent writers as combining just the qualities to give the greater information and zest.—_Boston Commonwealth._ DUE SOUTH; or, Cuba Past and Present. Crown 8vo, $1.50. Full of information concerning the Bahama Islands, the Caribbean Sea, and the island of Cuba. Of the finest and most extensive culture, Mr. Ballou is the ideal traveler.—_Boston Traveller._ DUE NORTH; or, Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia. Crown 8vo, $1.50. The author has the tact to travel without an object; he strolls. He sees things accidentally; you feel that you might have seen the same things, under the same circumstances. He never lectures; rarely theorizes. It is as useful to read him as it is enjoyable to travel with him.—_Journal of Education._ UNDER THE SOUTHERN CROSS: or, Travels in New Zealand, Australia, and Tasmania. Crown 8vo, $1.50. Few persons have traveled so extensively, and no one more profitably both to himself and the public, than Mr. Ballou.—EDWIN P. WHIPPLE.