y, undertakes to
discover the thieves and have them arrested. After much time
spent in detective work, he succeeds in discovering the silver
plate and winning the reward. The story is told in Mr. Ellis'
most fascinating style. Every boy will be glad to read this
delightful book.

=Lost in the Rockies.= A Story of Adventure in the Rocky
Mountains. By EDWARD S. ELLIS. 12mo, cloth, illustrated,
price $1.

Incident succeeds incident, and adventure is piled upon
adventure, and at the end the reader, be he boy or man, will have
experienced breathless enjoyment in this romantic story
describing many adventures in the Rockies and among the Indians.

=A Jaunt Through Java:= The Story of a Journey to the Sacred
Mountain. By EDWARD S. ELLIS. 12mo, cloth, illustrated,
price $1.00.

The interest of this story is found in the thrilling adventures
of two cousins, Hermon and Eustace Hadley, on their trip across
the island of Java, from Samarang to the Sacred Mountain. In a
land where the Royal Bengal tiger, the rhinoceros, and other
fierce beasts are to be met with, it is but natural that the
heroes of this book should have a lively experience. There is not
a dull page in the book.

=The Boy Patriot.= A Story of Jack, the Young Friend of
Washington. By EDWARD S. ELLIS. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges,
illustrated, price $1.50.

"There are adventures of all kinds for the hero and his friends,
whose pluck and ingenuity in extricating themselves from awkward
fixes are always equal to the occasion. It is an excellent story
full of honest, manly, patriotic efforts on the part of the hero.
A very vivid description of the battle of Trenton is also found
in this story."--=Journal of Education.=

=A Yankee Lad's Pluck.= How Bert Larkin Saved his Father's
Ranch in Porto Rico. By WM. P. CHIPMAN. 12mo, cloth,
illustrated, price $1.00.

"Bert Larkin, the hero of the story, early excites our
admiration, and is altogether a fine character such as boys will
delight in, whilst the story of his numerous adventures is very
graphically told. This will, we think, prove one of the most
popular boys' books this season."--=Gazette.=

=A Brave Defense.= A Story of the Massacre at Fort Griswold in
1781. By WILLIAM P. CHIPMAN. 12mo, cloth, illustrated,
price $1.00.

Perhaps no more gallant