home, and
meets life as it is, till he is glad enough to seek
again his father's house. Mr. Trowbridge has the power
of making an instructive story absorbing in its
interest, and of covering a moral so that it is easy
to take."--_Christian Intelligencer._

=Young Joe=, AND OTHER BOYS.

"Young Joe," who lived at Bass Cove, where he shot
wild ducks, took some to town for sale, and attracted
the attention of a portly gentleman fond of shooting.
This gentleman went duck shooting with Joe, and their
adventures were more amusing to the boy than to the
amateur sportsman.

There are thirteen other short stories in the book
which will be sure to please the young folks.

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_Complete Illustrated Catalogue sent free on application._

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Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., Boston

_PHILLIPS EXETER SERIES_

By A. T. DUDLEY

Cloth, 12mo Illustrated by Charles Copeland Price per volume, =$1.25=

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=FOLLOWING THE BALL=

Here is an up-to-date story presenting American boarding-school life
and modern athletics. Football is an important feature, but it is a
story of character formation in which athletics play an important
part.

"Mingled with the story of football is another and
higher endeavor, giving the book the best of moral
tone."--_Chicago Record-Herald._

=MAKING THE NINE=

The life presented is that of a real school, interesting, diversified,
and full of striking incidents. The athletics are technically correct,
while the characters are true and consistent types of American boyhood
and youth.

"The story is healthful, for, while it exalts
athletics, it does not overlook the fact that studious
habits and noble character are imperative needs for
those who would win success in life."--_Herald and
Presbyter, Cincinnati._

=IN THE LINE=

Tells how a stalwart young student won his position as guard, and made
equally marked progress in the formation of character.

"The book gives boys an interesting story, much
football information, and many lessons in true
manliness."--_Watchman, Boston._

=WITH MASK AND MITT=

While appealing to the natural normal tastes of boys for fun and