who are unable to comprehend the =Starry Flag Series=
or the =Army and Navy Series=. But they all display
the author's talent for pleasing and interesting the
little folks. They are all fresh and original,
preaching no sermons, but inculcating good lessons.

=LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO., Boston=

OLIVER OPTIC'S BOOKS

=The Famous Boat Club Series.= By OLIVER OPTIC. Six volumes.
Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume $1.25.

1. =The Boat Club;= OR, THE BUNKERS OF RIPPLETON.
2. =All Aboard;= OR, LIFE ON THE LAKE.
3. =Now or Never;= OR, THE ADVENTURES OF ROBBY BRIGHT..
4. =Try Again;= OR, THE TRIALS AND TRIUMPHS OF HARRY WEST.
5. =Poor and Proud;= OR, THE FORTUNES OF KATY REDBURN.
6. =Little by Little;= OR, THE CRUISE OF THE FLYAWAY.

"This is the first series of books written for the
young by OLIVER OPTIC. It laid the foundation for his
fame as the first of authors in which the young
delight, and gained for him the title of the Prince of
Story Tellers. The six books are varied in incident
and plot, but all are entertaining and original."

=Young America Abroad:= A LIBRARY OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE IN FOREIGN
LANDS. By OLIVER OPTIC. Illustrated by NAST and others. First Series.
Six volumes. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.

1. =Outward Bound;= OR, YOUNG AMERICA AFLOAT.
2. =Shamrock and Thistle;= OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN IRELAND AND SCOTLAND.
3. =Red Cross;= OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN ENGLAND AND WALES.
4. =Dikes and Ditches;= OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN HOLLAND AND BELGIUM.
5. =Palace and Cottage;= OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN FRANCE AND SWITZERLAND.
6. =Down the Rhine;= OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN GERMANY.

"The story from its inception, and through the twelve
volumes (see Second Series), is a bewitching one,
while the information imparted concerning the
countries of Europe and the isles of the sea is not
only correct in every particular, but is told in a
captivating style. OLIVER OPTIC will continue to be
the boys' friend, and his pleasant books will continue
to be read by thousands of American boys. What a fine
holiday present either or both series of 'Young
America Abroad' would be for a young friend! It would
make a little library highly prized by the recipien