itions of life therein are undergoing changes little short of
marvelous will be understood when one recalls the fact that the first
white male child born in Kansas is still living there; and Kansas is by
no means one of the newer States. Revolutionary indeed has been the
upturning of the old condition of affairs, and little remains thereof,
and less will remain as each year goes by, until presently there will
be only tradition of the Sioux and Comanches, the cowboy life, the wild
horse, and the antelope. Histories, many of them, have been written
about the Western country alluded to, but most if not practically all
by outsiders who knew not personally that life of kaleidoscopic
allurement. But ere it shall have vanished forever we are likely to
have truthful, complete, and charming portrayals of it produced by men
who actually knew the life and have the power to describe it."--_Henry
Edward Rood, in the Mail and Express._

_NOW READY._

_THE STORY OF THE INDIAN._ By GEORGE BIRD GRINNELL, author of "Pawnee
Hero Stories," "Black-foot Lodge Tales," etc. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.

"In every way worthy of an author who, as an authority upon the Western
Indians, is second to none. A book full of color, abounding in
observation, and remarkable in sustained interest, it is at the same
time characterized by a grace of style which is rarely to be looked
for in such a work, and which adds not a little to the charm of
it."--_London Daily Chronicle._

"Only an author qualified by personal experience could offer us a
profitable study of a race so alien from our own as is the Indian in
thought, feeling, and culture. Only long association with Indians can
enable a white man measurably to comprehend their thoughts and enter
into their feelings. Such association has been Mr. Grinnell's."--_New
York Sun._

_THE STORY OF THE MINE._ By CHARLES HOWARD SHINN. Illustrated. 12mo.
Cloth, $1.50.

"The author has written a book, not alone full of information, but
replete with the true romance of the American mine."--_New York Times._

"Few chapters of recent history are more fascinating than that which
Mr. Shinn has told in 'The Story of the Mine.'"--_The Outlook._

"Both a history and a romance.... Highly interesting, new, and
thrilling."--_Philadelphia Inquirer._

_IN PREPARATION._

The Story of the Trapper. By GILBERT PARKER.
The Story of the Cowboy. By E. HOUGH.
The Story of the Soldier. By Capt. J. MCB. STEMBEL, U.S.A.
The Story