l wisdom.

FROM RANCH TO WHITE HOUSE

(The Life of Theodore Roosevelt). By _Edward S. Ellis. A. M._

Every boy and girl is more or less familiar with the experiences of Mr.
Roosevelt as Colonel and President, but few of them know him as the boy
and man of family and school circles and private citzenship.

Mr. Ellis describes Theodore Roosevelt as a writer, a hunter, a fighter
of "graft" at home and of Spaniards in Cuba, and a just and vigorous
defender of right.

FROM TANNERY TO WHITE HOUSE

(The Life of Ulysses S. Grant). By _Wm. M. Thayer_.

Perhaps General Grant is best known to boys and girls as the hero of the
famous declaration: "I will fight it out on this line if it takes all
summer."

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REX KINGDON SERIES

By GORDON BRADDOCK

_Rex Kingdon of Ridgewood High_

A new boy moves into town. Who is he? What can he do? Will he make one
of the school teams? Is his friendship worth having? These are the
queries of the Ridgewood High Students. The story is the answer.

_Rex Kingdon in the North Woods_

Rex and some of his Ridgewood friends establish a camp fire in the North
Woods, and there mystery, jealousy, and rivalry enter to menace their
safety, fire their interest and finally cement their friendship.

_Rex Kingdon at Walcott Hall_

Lively boarding school experiences make this the "best yet" of the Rex
Kingdon series.

_Rex Kingdon Behind the Bat_

The title tells you what this story is; it is a rattling good story
about baseball. Boys will like it.

Gordon Braddock knows what Boys want and how to write it. These stories
make the best reading you can procure.

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NEW BOOKS ON THE WAR

GREAT WAR SERIES

By MAJOR SHERMAN CROCKETT

_Two American Boys with the Allied Armies_

_Two American Boys in the French War Trenches_

_Two American Boys with the Dardanelles Battle Fleet_

The disastrous battle raging In Europe between Germany and Austria on
one side and the Allied countries on the other, has created demand for
literature on the subject. The American public to a large extent is
ignorant of the exact locations of the fighting zones with its small
towns and villages. Major Crockett, who is familiar with the present
battle-fields, has undertaken to place before the American boy an
interesting Series of War stories.

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BOY SCOUT SERIES

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