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Dan The Newsboy 49

Tony the Hero+: A Brave Boy's Adventure with a Tramp. By HORATIO

ALGER, JR. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.

 

Tony, a sturdy bright-eyed boy of fourteen, is under the control of

Rudolph Rugg, a thorough rascal, shiftless and lazy, spending his time

tramping about the country. After much abuse Tony runs away and gets a

job as stable boy in a country hotel. Tony is heir to a large estate in

England, and certain persons find it necessary to produce proof of the

lad's death. Rudolph for a consideration hunts up Tony and throws him

down a deep well. Of course Tony escapes from the fate provided for him,

and by a brave act makes a rich friend, with whom he goes to England,

where he secures his rights and is prosperous. The fact that Mr. Alger

is the author of this entertaining book will at once recommend it to all

juvenile readers.

 

 

+A Young Hero+; or, Fighting to Win. By EDWARD S. ELLIS. 12mo, cloth,

price $1.00.

 

This story tells how a valuable solid silver service was stolen from the

Misses Perkinpine, two very old and simple minded ladies. Fred Sheldon,

the hero of this story and a friend of the old ladies, 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 for its restoration. During the narrative a circus comes to

town and a thrilling account of the escape of the lion from its cage,

with its recapture, is told in Mr. Ellis' most fascinating style. Every

boy will be glad to read this delightful book.

 

 

+The Days of Bruce+: A Story from Scottish History. By GRACE AGUILAR.

Illustrated, 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.

 

"There is a delightful freshness, sincerity and vivacity about all

of Grace Aguilar's stories which cannot fail to win the interest

and admiration of every lover of good reading."--_Boston Beacon._

 

 

+Tom the Bootblack+; or, The Road to Success. By HORATIO ALGER, JR.

12mo, cloth, price $1.00.

 

A bright, enterprising lad was Tom the bootblack. He was not at all

ashamed of his humble calling, though always on the lookout to better

himself. His guardian, old Jacob Morton, died, leaving him a small sum

of money and a written confession that Tom, instead of being of humble

origin, was the son and heir of a deceased Western merchant, and had

been defrauded out of his just rights by an unscrupulous uncle. The lad

started for Cincinnati to look up his heritage. But three years passed

away before he obtained his first clue. Mr. Grey, the uncle, did not

hesitate to employ a ruffian to kill the lad. The plan failed, and

Gilbert Grey, once Tom the bootblack, came into a comfortable fortune.

This is one of Mr. Alger's best stories.

 

 

+Captured by Zulus+: A story of Trapping in Africa. By HARRY

PRENTICE. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.

 

This story details the adventures of two lads, Dick Elsworth and Bob

Harvey, in the wilds of South Africa, for the purpose of obtaining a

supply of zoological curiosities. By stratagem the Zulus capture Dick

and Bob and take them to their principal kraal or village. The lads

escape death by digging their way out of the prison hut by night. They

are pursued, and after a rough experience the boys eventually rejoin the

expedition and take part in several wild animal hunts. The Zulus finally

give up pursuit and the expedition arrives at the coast without further

trouble. Mr. Prentice has a delightful method of blending fact with

fiction. He tells exactly how wild-beast collectors secure specimens on

their native stamping grounds, and these descriptions make very

entertaining reading.

 

 

+Tom the Ready+; or, Up from the Lowest. By RANDOLPH HILL. 12mo,

cloth, price $1.00.

 

This is a dramatic narrative of the unaided rise of a fearless,

ambitious boy from the lowest round of fortune's ladder--the gate of the

poorhouse--to wealth and the governorship of his native State. Thomas

Seacomb begins life with a purpose. While yet a schoolboy he conceives

and presents to the world the germ of the Overland Express Co. At the

very outset of his career jealousy and craft seek to blast his promising

future. Later he sets out to obtain a charter for a railroad line in

connection with the express business. Now he realizes what it is to

match himself against capital. Yet he wins and the railroad is built.

Only an uncommon nature like Tom's could successfully oppose such a

combine. How he manages to win the battle is told by Mr. Hill in a

masterful way that thrills the reader and holds his attention and

sympathy to the end.

 

 

+Roy Gilbert's Search+: A Tale of the Great Lakes. By WM. P.

CHIPMAN. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.

 

A deep mystery hangs over the parentage of Roy Gilbert. He arranges with

two schoolmates to make a tour of the Great Lakes on a steam launch. The

three boys leave Erie on the launch and visit many points of interest on

the lakes. Soon afterward the lad is conspicuous in the rescue of an

elderly gentleman and a lady from a sinking yacht. Later on the cruise

of the launch is brought to a disastrous termination and the boys

narrowly escape with their lives. The hero is a manly, self-reliant boy,

whose adventures will be followed with interest.

 

 

+The Young Scout+; The Story of a West Point Lieutenant. By EDWARD S.

ELLIS. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.

 

The crafty Apache chief Geronimo but a few years ago was the most

terrible scourge of the southwest border. The author has woven, in a

tale of thrilling interest, all the incidents of Geronimo's last raid.

The hero is Lieutenant James Decker, a recent graduate of West Point.

Ambitious to distinguish himself so as to win well-deserved promotion,

the young man takes many a desperate chance against the enemy and on

more than one occasion narrowly escapes with his life. The story

naturally abounds in thrilling situations, and being historically

correct, it is reasonable to believe it will find great favor with the

boys. In our opinion Mr. Ellis is the best writer of Indian stories now

before the public.

 

 

+Adrift in the Wilds+: The Adventures of Two Shipwrecked Boys. By

EDWARD S. ELLIS. 12mo, cloth, price, $1.00.

 

Elwood Brandon and Howard Lawrence, cousins and schoolmates, accompanied

by a lively Irishman called O'Rooney, are en route for San Francisco.

Off the coast of California the steamer takes fire. The two boys and

their companion reach the shore with several of the passengers. While

O'Rooney and the lads are absent inspecting the neighborhood O'Rooney

has an exciting experience and young Brandon becomes separated from his

party. He is captured by hostile Indians, but is rescued by an Indian

whom the lads had assisted. This is a very entertaining narrative of

Southern California in the days immediately preceding the construction

of the Pacific railroads. Mr. Ellis seems to be particularly happy in

this line of fiction, and the present story is fully as entertaining as

anything he has ever written.

 

 

+The Red Fairy Book.+ Edited by ANDREW LANG. Profusely Illustrated,

12mo, cloth, price $1.00.

 

"A gift-book that will charm any child, and all older folk who have

been fortunate enough to retain their taste for the old nursery

stories."--_Literary World._

 

 

+The Boy Cruisers+; or, Paddling in Florida. By ST. GEORGE

RATHBORNE. 12mo, cloth, price, $1.00.

 

Boys who like an admixture of sport and adventure will find this book

just to their taste. We promise them that they will not go to sleep over

the rattling experiences of Andrew George and Roland Carter, who start

on a canoe trip along the Gulf coast, from Key West to Tampa, Florida.

Their first adventure is with a pair of rascals who steal their boats.

Next they run into a gale in the Gulf and have a lively experience while

it lasts. After that they have a lively time with alligators and divers

varieties of the finny tribe. Andrew gets into trouble with a band of

Seminole Indians and gets away without having his scalp raised. After

this there is no lack of fun till they reach their destination. That Mr.

Rathborne knows just how to interest the boys is apparent at a glance,

and lads who are in search of a rare treat will do well to read this

entertaining story.

 

 

+Guy Harris+: The Runaway. By HARRY CASTLEMON. 12mo, cloth, price

$1.00.

 

Guy Harris lived in a small city on the shore of one of the Great Lakes.

His head became filled with quixotic notions of going West to hunt

grizzlies, in fact, Indians. He is persuaded to go to sea, and gets a

glimpse of the rough side of life in a sailor's boarding house. He ships

on a vessel and for five months leads a hard life. He deserts his ship

at San Francisco and starts out to become a backwoodsman, but rough

experiences soon cure him of all desire to be a hunter. At St. Louis he

becomes a clerk and for a time he yields to the temptations of a great

city. The book will not only interest boys generally on account of its

graphic style, but will put many facts before their eyes in a new light.

This is one of Castlemon's most attractive stories.

 

 

+The Train Boy.+ By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.

 

Paul Palmer was a wide-awake boy of sixteen who supported his mother and

sister by selling books and papers on one of the trains running between

Chicago and Milwaukee. He detects a young man named Luke Denton in the

act of picking the pocket of a young lady, and also incurs the enmity of

his brother Stephen, a worthless fellow. Luke and Stephen plot to ruin

Paul, but their plans are frustrated. In a railway accident many

passengers are killed, but Paul is fortunate enough to assist a Chicago

merchant, who out of gratitude takes him into his employ. Paul is sent

to manage a mine in Custer City and executes his commission with tact