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year and a half; and he could not help thinking what a terrible thing it was for a young man who had a kind and devoted father, whose existence had been bound up in him, to come to a bad end. Dory Dornwood was no longer "All Adrift;" and the Goldwing Club were anchored with him. In another volume we shall look in upon them in their "Snug Harbor" as "The Champlain Mechanics." _YOUNG FOLKS' TROPHIES OF TRAVEL._ OUR BOYS IN INDIA: The Wanderings of two Young Americans in Hindostan, with their exciting adventures on the Sacred Rivers and Wild Mountains. By HARRY W. FRENCH, Author of "Castle Foam," "Ego," "Nuna the Bramin Girl," "Gems of Genius," etc. With 145 illustrations. Royal Octavo, 7 x 9-1/2 inches. Bound in emblematical covers of Oriental design, $1.75. Cloth, black and gold, $2.50. The great Indian Empire is the champion land for romance and adventure. In this story a little Yankee lad is kidnapped from his home. By the aid of a detective, an older brother, a lad of 16 years, traces him to India. The adventures of the two, one as a captive, the other as a rescuer, in different parts of the empire, are thrilling, dealing as they do with the Natives, the Snake Charmers and Jugglers, Royal Personages and Mountaineers, Tiger Hunts, Elephant and Rhinoceros Fights. The descriptions of Scenery, Customs and Wonders are graphic and instructive. Many of the illustrations are from special photographs taken for the author while in India. DRIFTING ROUND THE WORLD; A BOY'S ADVENTURES BY SEA AND LAND. By CAPT. CHARLES W. HALL. Author of "Adrift in the Ice-fields," "The Great Bonanza," etc. With numerous full-page and letter-press illustrations. Royal Octavo, of which new editions are now ready. Handsome cover, $1.75. Cloth, gilt, $2.50. If a handsomer or more enjoyable book for boys has been issued, or is yet to issue, from the press in time for Christmas, we would like to see it. Rob Randall is the name of the boy whose adventures form the material for this story. Rob, like many another boy of his years, has a hankering after travel, and he is destined to get his fill of it. He ships on board a schooner bound to Greenland, is ship-wrecked on the coast of Labrador, visits Iceland, skips down to and through Scotland, England, France, Holland, Russia, Asia, and heaven knows where else besides, until, having travelled this wide world all over, he lights in at last at San Francisco, and finally
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