from
authoritative sources of the methods by which the great Vanderbilt
fortune was built up.

* * * * *

Her Desperate Victory

By Mrs. M. L. Rayne, author of "Against Fate," "What a Woman Can
Do," etc. Illustrated by True W. Williams. In this work Mrs. Rayne
deals in her own effective and trenchant manner with the power of a
gentle life to overcome the greatest difficulties. Every mother and
daughter in America should read this book.

* * * * *

Love's Ladder

A Novel. By W. DeWitt Wallace.

"This story is a powerful one and rivets the attention from
beginning to end. The movement is rapid and reminds one throughout
of the onward march of a drama."--_Chronicle, Washington, D. C._

"It is vigorous and original."--_Herald, Indianapolis._

* * * * *

The Veteran and His Pipe

Being the famous articles from the Chicago _Inter Ocean_.

"Of even more importance than many of the more pretentious volumes
which aim to set aright the story of a campaign."--_Chicago Times._

* * * * *

Legends and Superstitions of The Sea

By Lieut. Bassett of the U. S. Navy, with numerous fine
illustrations.

"A valuable work of reference."--_United Service Magazine, New
York._

"It is a collection of Folk-lore of the Sea so comprehensive, and
so systematically arranged, as to be of encyclopedic
usefulness."--_Literary World, Boston._

"Entertaining to read and valuable as a book of reference."--The_
Critic, New York._

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Ingersollia

Gems of Thoughts from the Lectures, Speeches and Conversations of
Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, with portrait.

* * * * *

The Kentucky Housewife

A collection of Recipes for Cooking. By Mrs. Peter A. White.

* * * * *

The Every-Day Cook Book

By Miss M. E. Neill. Economical, Reliable, Excellent.

* * * * *

Ten Minute Sketches--Essays Humorous, Satirical, Sentimental and
Burlesque

By Chas. H. Ham.

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A Man of Destiny. Letters to Grover Cleveland, President Elect

By Siva.

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Why We are Democrats; Or, the Principles and Policies of the
American Democracy

By S. S. Bloom.