by Oliver Optic
BOOKS FOR BOYS.
Frank Fowler, the Cash Boy. By Horatio Alger, Jr. 12mo, cloth,illustrated, price $1.00.
Frank Fowler, a poor boy, bravely determines to make a living for himselfand his foster-sister Grace. Going to New York he obtains a situation ascash boy in a dry goods store. He renders a service to a wealthy oldgentleman who takes a fancy to the lad, and thereafter helps the lad togain success and fortune.
Tom Thatcher's Fortune. By Horatio Alger, Jr. 12mo, cloth, illustrated,price $1.00.
Tom Thatcher is a brave, ambitious, unselfish boy. He supports his motherand sister on meagre wages earned as a shoe-pegger in John Simpson'sfactory. Tom is discharged from the factory and starts overland forCalifornia. He meets with many adventures. The story is told in a waywhich has made Mr. Alger's name a household word in so many homes.
The Train Boy. By Horatio Alger, Jr. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price$1.00.
Paul Palmer was a wide-awake boy of sixteen who supported his mother andsister by selling books and papers on the Chicago and Milwaukee Railroad.He detects a young man in the act of picking the pocket of a young lady.In a railway accident many passengers are killed, but Paul is fortunateenough to assist a Chicago merchant, who out of gratitude takes him intohis employ. Paul succeeds with tact and judgment and is well started onthe road to business prominence.
Mark Mason's Victory. The Trials and Triumphs of a Telegraph Boy. ByHoratio Alger, Jr. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
Mark Mason, the telegraph boy, was a sturdy, honest lad, who pluckily wonhis way to success by his honest manly efforts under many difficulties.This story will please the very large class of boys who regard Mr. Algeras a favorite author.
A Debt of Honor. The Story of Gerald Lane's Success in the Far West. ByHoratio Alger, Jr. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
The story of Gerald Lane and the account of the many trials anddisappointments which he passed through before he attained success, willinterest all boys who have read the previous stories of this delightfulauthor.
Ben Bruce. Scenes in the Life of a Bowery Newsboy. By Horatio Alger, Jr.12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
Ben Bruce was a brave, manly, generous boy. The story of his efforts, andmany seeming failures and disappointments, and his final success, are mostinteresting to all readers. The tale is written in Mr. Alger's mostfascinating style.
The Castaways; or, On the Florida Reefs. By James Otis. 12mo, cloth,illustrated, price $1.00.
This tale smacks of the salt sea. From the moment that the Sea Queenleaves lower New York bay till the breeze leaves her becalmed off thecoast of Florida, one can almost hear the whistle of the wind through herrigging, the creak of her straining cordage as she heels to the leeward.The adventures of Ben Clark, the hero of the story and Jake the cook,cannot fail to charm the reader. As a writer for young people Mr. Otis isa prime favorite.
For sale by all booksellers, or sent postpaid on receipt of price by thepublisher, A. L. BURT, 52-58 Duane Street, New York.
