stirring doings at one of our well-known forts in the
Wild West is of more than ordinary interest. The young captain had a
difficult task to accomplish, but he had been drilled to do his duty, and
does it thoroughly. Gives a good insight into army life of to-day.

THE YOUNG BANDMASTER
Or, Concert, Stage, and Battlefield.
The hero is a youth with a passion for music, who becomes a cornetist
in an orchestra, and works his way up to the leadership of a brass band.
He is carried off to sea and falls in with a secret service cutter bound
for Cuba, and while there joins a military band which accompanies our
soldiers in the never-to-be-forgotten attack on Santiago.

OFF FOR HAWAII
Or, The Mystery of a Great Volcano.
Here we have fact and romance cleverly interwoven. Several boys
start on a tour of the Hawaiian Islands. They have heard that there is a
treasure located in the vicinity of Kilauea, the largest active volcano in
the world, and go in search of it. Their numerous adventures will be
followed with much interest.

A SAILOR BOY WITH DEWEY
Or, Afloat in the Philippines.
The story of Dewey's victory in Manila Bay will never grow old, but
I here we have it told in a new form--as it appeared to a real, live
American youth who was in the navy at the time. Many adventures in
Manila and in the interior follow, give true-to-life scenes from this
portion of the globe.

WHEN SANTIAGO FELL
Or, the War Adventures of Two Chums.
Two boys, an American and his Cuban chum, leave New York to
join their parents in the interior of Cuba. The war between Spain and
the Cubans is on, and the boys are detained at Santiago, but escape by
crossing the bay at night. Many adventures between the lines follow, and
a good pen-picture of General Garcia is given.

GROSSET & DUNLAP,--NEW YORK

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The Frontier Series

Stories of Early American Exploration
and Adventure for Boys.

By CAPTAIN RALPH BONEHILL
The Historical Background Is Absolutely Correct.

12 mo. Well printed and well illustrated. Handsomely
bound in cloth, stamped in Colors.

Price, 60 Cents per Volume. Postpaid.

PIONEER BOYS OF THE GOLD FIELDS
Or, The Nugget Hunters of '49
A tale complete in itself, giving the particulars of the great rush of
the gold seekers to California in 1849. In the party making its way
across the continent are three boys, one from the country, another
from the city, and a third just home from a long v