and Other Stories," from Jeanne G. Pennington. Told in the Twilight" was the title of stories told and illustrated by Blanche McManus; "Tales of the City Room," by Elizabeth G. Jordan, relate to newspaper life; and Mabel Clare Ervin detailed adventures "As Told by the Type-writer Girl." "The Paper Boat" was a collection of yachting stories, by Palinarus; W. W. Jacobs, the author of "Many Cargoes," gave us "More Cargoes"; and "Spun Yarn" was the title of sea stories by Morgan A. Robertson. "Rodman the Boat-steerer, and Other Stories," were by Louis Becke, and "Fantastic Fables" by Ambrose Bierce. "The Imported Bridegroom, and Other Stories of the New York Ghetto," came from Abraham Cahan; James Gardner Sanderson contributed "Cornell Stories," and David Gray" Gallops." "Tales from McClures: War," contained true stories of camp and battlefield, by Gen. Nelson A. Miles, Musgrove Davis (Charles O. Shepard), T. J. Mackey, and others. "The Eerie Book" was edited by Margaret Armour, and contained tales of the supernatural from

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Fine Arts.-The Column and the Arch" was the title of essays on architectural history by William Pitt Preble Longfellow. M. S. Emery told us "How to Enjoy Pictures," a special chapter on pictures in the schoolroom being contributed by Stella Skinner. A book of elementary instruction in "Water-Color Painting" was illustrated by the author, Grace Barton Allen, and "In Nature's Image" was the title of chapters on pictorial photography by W. I. Lincoln Adams, and Julius Klinger offered 100 "Sketches for Lithographers and Designers," in modern style. Henry E. Krehbiel was an authority upon Music and Manners in the Classical Period," and Hannah Smith told of Music: How it came to be what it is." William James Henderson asked "What is Good Music? offering suggestions to persons desiring to cultivate a taste in musical art. "Book-Plates-Old and New" were the theme of J. A. Gade. "The Training of a Craftsman," by Frederic Miller, was illustrated by many workers in the art crafts. Among illustrated volumes may be mentioned "Venice of To-day," described and pictured by F. Hopkinson Smith; "Lest we Forget," army and navy pictures of the late war with Spain; "Cartoons of our War with Spain," by Charles Nelan; "The Life of Our Lord in Art," by Estelle M. Hurll; "Angels in Art," by Clara Erskine Clement Waters; "Love in Art," by Mary Knight Potter; Hamilton Wright Mabie's "In the Forest of Arden," illustrated by Will H. Low; a superb volume of "Sketches and Cartoons," by Charles Dana Gibson, containing 84 of his best; "Drawings" of Charles H. Johnson, A. de Smith Thulstrup, W. Granville, and others, in four volumes; "Ten Drawings in Chinatown," by Ernest C. Peixotto, with certain observations by Robert Howe Fletcher; and an edition de luxe of " A GodChild of Washington: A Picture of the Past," by Katharine Schuyler Baxter. "The Homeric Palwas the subject of a study by Norman Morrison Isham; Henry C. Lahee commemorated "Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday"; and "Miss America," by Alexander Black, contained pen and camera sketches of the American girl. Among illustrations of familiar books by standard authors is to be noted "The Pilgrim's Progress," in large folio edition, with 120 original designs by three brothers, George Wooliscroft Rhead, Frederick Rhead, and Louis Rhead. The Pawnee edition of Irving's "Adventures of Captain Bonneville" appeared in two volumes, and a holiday edition of Lew Wallace's "Fair God" was issued. "Life's Book of Animals" was composed of draw

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General Science." The Sphere of Science," by Frank Sargent Hoffman, made a study of the nature and method of scientific investigation, and Henry White Warren published popular studies "Among the Forces" of Nature. Matter, Energy, Force, and Work" was a plain presentation of fundamental physical concepts and of the vortex-atom and other theories, by Silas Whitcomb Holman, and Arthur E. Chapman compiled "Every-Day Science for the "Epworth League Reading Course." A second revised edition was issued of Edmond Kelly's work upon "Evolution and Effort," and Prof. David Starr Jordan published "Footnotes to Evolution," a series of popular essays on the evolution of life, with supplemental essays by Edwin Grant Conklin, Frank Mace McFarland, and James Perrin Smith. Prof. Nathaniel Southworth Shaler traced “Outlines of the Earth's History" in a popular study in physiography; a new revised edition was issued of Prof. Joseph Le Conte's Compend of Geology"; and Prof. Israel Cook Russell contributed Rivers of North America," a reading lesson for students of geography and geology, to the "Science Series," another issue of which was "Earth Sculpture," by J. Geikie. Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills" were described by Luella Agnes Owen, and polar papers, under the title of "The Great Polar Current," were published by Henry Mellen Prentiss. "Penikese: A Reminiscence by one of its Pupils," was given to the public by Frank H. Lattin. Vol. I of" Annals" of Lowell Observatory appeared during the year; David P. Todd published" A New Astronomy for Beginners." The Earth and the Sky" was intended as a primer of astronomy for young readers, by Edward S. Holden, somewhat in line with which was Astronomy: The Sun and His Family," by Mrs. Julia MacNair Wright. "The Story of Life in the Seas" was written for "Appletons' Library of Useful Stories," by Sidney J. Hickson. "The Living Organism" was an introduction to the problems of biology, by Alfred Earl. "Four-Footed Americans," by Mabel Osgood Wright, was edited by Frank M. Chapman and illustrated by Ernest Seton Thompson, who published a series of biographies of "Wild Animals I have known," beautifully illustrated with 200 drawings, not exactly designed as a text-book of natural history, but utilizing information which has come to him as naturalist to the Canadian Government of Manitoba, and investing it with an almost human interest. "The Animal World: Its Romances and Realities," was compiled and edited by Frank Vincent as a reading book of zoology, and "Familiar Life in Field and Forest," by Ferdinand Schuyler Matthews, was devoted to the animals, birds, frogs and salamanders. Clara Dillingham Pierson was at home

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Among the Forest People"; Wesley Mills investigated the "Nature and Development of Animal Intelligence"; and Edward Payson Evans treated of "Evolutional Ethics and Animal Pyschology." "Mollusks of the Atlantic Coast of the United States, South to Cape Hatteras," were treated by Austin C. Apgar, and from the same authority we had also "Birds of the United States East of the Rocky Mountains," a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Dan Giraud Elliot published a superb volume upon "The Wild Fowl of the United States and British Possessions: or, The Swan, Geese, Ducks, and Mergansers of

North America"; William E. D. Scott illustrated from original photographs his "Bird Studies," which gave an account of the land birds of Eastern North America; "Birds of Village and Field was a bird book for beginners, by Florence A. Merriam; Neltje Blanchan (Mrs. Nellie Blanchan (De Graff) Doubleday) in "Birds that Hunt and are Hunted" gave life histories of 170 birds of prey, game birds, and waterfowls, which had an introduction by Coquina (G. O. Shields). P. M. Silloway published "Sketches of some Common Birds"; H. E. Parkhurst told" How to Name the Birds"; Leander S. Keyser added "News from the Birds" to the " Natural History Series" of " Appletons' Home Reading Books"; "Crusoe's Island" was a bird-hunter's story, told by F. A. Ober, for the same; and "Bird World" was a bird book for children, by J. H. Stickney and Ralph Hoffman. The first of eight sections to contain "Moths and Butterflies of the United States East of the Rocky Mountains," by Sherman F. Denton, was issued, and from W. J. Holland, D.D., we had "The Butterfly Book," a popular guide to the butterflies of North America, with 48 plates in color photography, and many text illustrations. George W. and Elizabeth G. Peckham investigated The Instincts and Habits of Solitary Wasps." Vol. XI of the 12 which will contain "The Silva of North America," by Charles Sprague Sargent, was issued; Liberty Hyde Bailey published "Lessons With Plants" and also a "Sketch of the Evolution of our Native Fruits." A collection of essays on "Living Plants and their Properties," by Joseph C. Arthur and Daniel Trembly MacDougal, made a volume full of interest, and from Charles Reid Barnes we had "Plant Life considered with Special Reference to Form and Function." First Lessons with Plants" were an abridgment from Liberty Hyde Bailey's "Lessons with Plants"; George Francis Atkinson wrote an "Elementary Botany"; Mrs. Julia MacNair Wright, "Botany: The Story of Plant Life"; Clarence Moores Weed, Seed Travellers," studies of the methods of dispersal of various common seeds; Volney Rattan," Exercises in Botany for the Pacific States" and a "West Coast Botany"; and Mary Elizabeth Parsons, "The Wild Flowers of California," intended to complement Mrs. Dana's instructions "How to Know the Wild Flowers." Thomas Taylor, M. D., published a "Student's Handbook of Mushrooms of America," showing those edible and poisonous. "The Discharge of Electricity through Gases" was the theme of lectures delivered by Joseph J. Thomson on the occasion of the sesqui-centennial of Princeton University. "The Telephone," by William J. Hopkins, traced outlines of the development of transmitters and receivers; Magnets and Electric Currents" was an elementary treatise for the use of electrical artisans and science teachers, by John Ambrose Fleming; and James Edwin Houston was the author of " A Pocket Dictionary of Electrical Words, Terms, and Phrases." A "Text-book of Physical Chemistry" was written by Prof. Clarence L. Speyers for self-instruction as well as class-room use; a new edition of "A Manual of Inorganic Chemistry," by Thomas E. Thorpe, in two volumes, was practically a new work, the original being wholly recast and for the most part rewritten. Ernest A. Congdon offered A Brief Course in Qualitative Analysis"; E. T. Ladd, “A Manual of Quantitative Chemical Analysis"; and "Outlines of Industrial Chemistry was a textbook for students, by Frank Hall Thorp. "The Story of Photography" was told briefly for " Appletons Library of Useful Stories," by Alfred T. Story. An Introduction to the Study of North American Archæology was an instructive and exhaustive work by Cyrus Thomas; "Creation Myths

of Primitive America," in relation to the religious history and mental development of mankind, were examined by Jeremiah Curtin; and "Traditions of the Thompson River Indians of British Columbia were collected by James Teit and published as Vol. VI of the "Memoirs of the American Folk-Lore Society," with an introduction and notes by Frank Boas. "Folk-Stories of the Northern Border" were collected by Frank D. Rogers, and "The Magic of the Horseshoe," with other folklore notes, came from the pen of Dr. Robert Means Lawrence. "BirdGods of Ancient Europe," by Charles de Kay, late consul-general of Berlin, contained much curious and unusual information, and was illustrated by George Wharton Edwards. "The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896," edited by Prof. George Brown Goode, covered the history of its first half century of existence, and here may be mentioned a second edition of "A Catalogue of Scientific and Technical Periodicals, 1665-1895," by Henry Carrington Bolton, published by the Smithsonian.

To intellectual science belong "Outlines of Descriptive Psychology," a text-book of mental science for colleges and normal schools, by Prof. George Trumbull Ladd; "Essentials of Psychology," by Colin S. Buell; "The Psychology of Suggestion," a research into the subconscious nature of man and society, by Boris Sidis, which had an introduction by William James; "A Primer of Psychology," by Edward Bradford Titchener; "Truth and Error; or, The Science of Intellection," by Major John W. Powell; and "The Story of the Mind," told by James Mark Baldwin for "Appletons' Library of Useful Stories." "The Problems of Philosophy' were rehearsed by John Grier Hibben in an introduction to the study of philosophy; "Theories of the Will in the History of Philosophy" were gone over by Archibald Alexander; Alexander Suther land traced "The Origin and Growth of the Moral Instinct"; "Studies of Good and Evil" was the title of a series of essays upon problems of philosophy and of life by Josiah Royce; and from D. P. Hatch we had two volumes, "Some Philosophy of the Hermetics" and "Some More Philosophy of the Hermetics." "The Metaphysics of Balzac, as Found in The Magic Skin, Louis Lambert,' and 'Seraphita,' were discussed by Ursula N. Gestefeld.

History. Although, as a nation, we were engaged in making history during the year 1898, we yet found time to produce many historical books of value. "A Constitutional History of the American People, 1776-1850," by Francis Newton Thorpe, in two volumes, traced the evolution of our Government during the period named, and from Albert Bushnell Hart we had the second volume of "American History told by Contemporaries," covering the "Building of the Republic, 1689-1783." "Select Documents illustrative of the History of the United States, 1776-1861," were edited with notes by William Macdonald, and "The First Republic in America" was an account of the origin of this nation written from the records then (1624) concealed by the council, rather than from the histories then licensed by the crown, for which we were indebted to Alexander Brown. The latest phases of the controversy over "The Voyages of the Cabots" were published in book form by the author, Samuel E. Dawson, from the "Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada for 1897 "; Henry Harrisse contributed a Diplomatic History of America, 14521494"; William Elliot Griffis wrote of "The Pilgrims in their Three Homes-England, Holland, America," for the "Riverside Library for Young People," and also added to "The Romance of American Colonization: How the Foundation Stones of our History were Laid"; Heroes of the Middle West:

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The French," were the theme of a booklet by Mrs. Mary Hartwell Catherwood, intended for young people; and "The Colonies," by Helen Ainslie Smith, was edited by S. T. Dutton. In the "Harvard Historical Studies" "The Provincial Governor in the English Colonies of North America" was the theme of Evarts Boutell Greene. Two handsome volumes contain "The Story of the Revolution," by Henry Cabot Lodge, the illustrations of which were nearly 200 in number; William S. Stryker made studies of "The Battles of Trenton and Princeton"; and Mary Shelley Pechin compiled the " Anniversary Book of the American Revolution." 'A French Volunteer of the War of Independence," the Chevalier de Pontgibaud, gave a striking view of the men and times, as translated and edited by Robert Douglas. Edward Channing wrote "A Student's History of the United States"; Wilbur F. Gordy, "A History of the United States, for Schools"; Edward S. Ellis "A History of our Country"; and a new revised and enlarged edition was issued of "The Story of America," by Hezekiah Butterworth, reviewing, in particular, the attitude of the United States toward the liberation of Cuba. James Morton Callahan considered "The Neutrality of the American Lakes and Anglo-American Relations in the "Johns Hopkins University Studies." An illustrated edition of John Fiske's history of "The Beginnings of New England" was issued, and to early days belonged a History of Brulé's Discoveries and Explorations, 1610, 1626," by Consul Willshire Butterfield, a narrative of the discovery by Stephen Brulé of Lakes Huron, Ontario, and Superior, and of his explorations (the first made by civilized man) of Pennsylvania and western New York, etc., accompanied with a biographical notice. A Quaker Experiment in Government," by Isaac Sharpless, traced the connection of this religious sect with the government of Pennsylvania from 1682 to 1756; Charles Orr edited with notes and an introduction the "History of the Pequot War"; a reprint of the contemporary accounts by Mason, Vincent, Gardener, and Underhill, from the "Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society"; and Vols. X to XXXII inclusive were issued of "The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents," edited by Reuben Gold Thwaites. "Red Patriots," by Charles H. Coe, contained the story of the Seminoles, and "Indians and Pioneers," by Blanche E. Hazard, was intended as a historical reader for the young. Leading Events of Wisconsin History," by Henry E. Legler, contained the story of the State; Royall Bascom Smithey wrote a "History of Virginia" for schools; a new edition was published of Florida: Its History and its Romance," by George R. Fairbanks; and "West Florida and its Relations to the Historical Cartography of the United States," was briefly considered by Henry E. Chambers in the "Johns Hopkins University Studies," another issue of which was "The Transition of North Carolina from Colony to Commonwealth," by Enoch Walter Sikes. "The Secession and Reconstruction of Tennessee" was the subject of a dissertation submitted by James Walter Fertig in candidacy for the degree of doctor of philosophy of the University of Chicago; Albert Bushnell Hart contributed an introduction to "The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom," by Wilbur H. Sievert; "The Liberty and Free Soil Parties in the Northwest were the theme of the Toppan prize essay of 1896, by Theodore Clarke Smith, published in the "Harvard Historical Stud ies"; and from William Archibald Dunning we had a collection of "Essays on the Civil War and Reconstruction, and Related Topics." Part II of "The Origin and Growth of the English Constitution," as traced by Hannis Taylor, covered "The Aftergrowth of the Constitution," and brought us down

to the legislation of the last few years. Two volumes were devoted by Charles McLean Andrews to the "Historical Development of Modern Europe from the Congress of Vienna to the Present Time," and from Ferdinand Schwill we had a "History of Modern Europe" with maps and genealogical tables. "Twenty Centuries of English History were condensed by James R. Joy for the "Chautauqua Reading Circle Literature." "The Rise of the Dutch Republic: The Student's Motley," was the title of a condensation by William Elliot Griffis of the work of that historian, accompanied with an introduction and notes, and with a sketch of the Dutch people from 1584 to 1897. "Contemporary American Opinion of the French Revolution" was the subject of an essay by Charles Downer Hazen. "The Awakening of a Nation: Mexico of To-day," was the significant title of Charles Fletcher Lummis's book upon the recent development of that republic. "Hawaii's Story, by Hawaii's Queen," Liliuokalani, was an autobiographical narrative of her relations to the people of those summer islands, while "Hawaii and à Revolution," by Mary H. Krout, contained the personal experiences of a correspondent in the Sandwich archipelago during the crisis of 1893 and subsequently. "The Spaniard in History" was a terrible and truthful indictment, by Rev. James C. Fernald, of the nation with which we were engaged in conflict during the year. Moses Bernard chronicled "The Establishment of Spanish Rule in America," and "South America" was a popular illustrated history of the struggle for liberty in the Andean republics and Cuba, by Hezekiah Butterworth. Four Centuries of Spanish Rule in Cuba; or, Why we went to War with Spain," by Italo Emilio Canini, brings us to the numerous histories of the recent conflict. These include "The War with Spain," by Charles Morris, who wrote also of "The Nation's Navy: Our Ships and their Achievements"; "A Short History of the War with Spain," by Marrion Wilcox: a "History of our War with Spain," by Henry B. Russell; a "History of the Spanish-American War," by Henry Watterson; "The Conflict with Spain," written with remarkable vividness of description by Henry F. Keenan (Dunois), the author of "Trajan," "The Money-makers," etc.; "The Santiago Campaign," by Major-Gen. Joseph Wheeler; "Marching with Gomez," by Grover Flint, a war correspondent's field note-book kept during four months with the Cuban army, which had an historical introduction by John Fiske; "Letters of a War Correspondent," by Charles A. Page, edited, with notes. by James R. Gilmore; Richard Harding Davis's review of "The Cuban and Porto Rican Campaigns"; "Cannon and Camera," sea and land battles of the Spanish-American war in Cuba, camp life, and the return of the soldiers, described and illustrated by John C. Hemment; "The Boys of '98," by James Otis Kaler; "In the Saddle with Gomez," by Capt. Mario Carrillo; "The Fall of Santiago," by Thomas J. Vivian; "The Gatlings at Santiago." by Lieut. John H. Parker; "Our Navy in the War with Spain," by John R. Spears, author of "The History of our Navy; With Dewey at Manila," edited by Thomas J. Vivian, from the notes and correspondence of an officer on board the flagship "Olympia"; and "A Gunner Aboard the Yankee,' edited by H. H. Lewis, from the diary of Number Five of the afterport gun, which had an introduction by Admiral W. T. Sampson. "The Story of the Philippines was written by Murat Halstead, who published also "Our Country in Time of War, and Relations with all Nations.' "The Spanish Revolution, 18681875," by Edward Henry Strobel, follows an interesting period of Spain's modern history. Vol. IX of "Historical Tales: The Romance of Reality," by

Charles Morris, was given to the Spanish, while Vol. VII was devoted to Russia and Vol. VIII to Japan and China. The Story of Canada" was written for the Story of the Empire Series," by Howard Angus Kennedy. The history of "The Great Salt Lake Trail," by Col. Henry Inman, in collaboration with Col. William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill), intended as a companion volume to "The Old Santa Fé Trail," attained almost to the dignity of history while it formed most entertaining reading; it was illustrated by F. Cowan Clarke and Thomson Willing. "A History of the Twelfth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion " was written by A. W. Bartlett; a "History of the Sixteenth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers," by Luther Tracy Townsend, and a "History of the Seventeenth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, 1862-1863," by Charles N. Kent; while "The Story of a Cavalry Regiment, Scott's Goo,' by Thomas Smith, contained the record of the Eleventh New York Cavalry, from the St. Lawrence river to the Gulf of Mexico, 1861-65. A new edition was issued of Katharine Prescott Wormeley's showing of "The Cruel Side of War with the Army of the Potomac," the title being changed from "The Other Side of War," while Fighting for Humanity; or, Camp and Quarter-deck," by Gen. Oliver Otis Howard, told of relief work done in conjunction with the Salvation Army in the Southern camps and in Cuba during the war with Spain. "The Earliest Colonial Laws of Rhode Island" filled three volumes, and were reprinted in limited editions by Sidney S. Rider, who accompanied them with historical introductions. A. H. Clark compiled "A Complete Roster of Col. David Waterbury, Jr.'s Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers," the first regiment of infantry responding to a call for volunteers for the defense of New York city against the British in the American Revolution. Pictures of the City of Washington in the Past," by Samuel C. Busey, M.D., gave a political and social history of that city; "How the Dutch came to Manhattan was penned and pictured by Blanche McManus in the series of "Colonial Monographs"; Vol II of "Historic New York" contained the second series of the Half Moon Papers," edited by Mrs. Maud Wilder Goodwin, Alice Carrington Royce, Ruth Putnam, and Eva Palmer Brownell; John Sawyer wrote the "History of Cherry Valley, from 17401898"; Spencer Trask commemorated the small park at the extreme end of Broadway known as Bowling Green"; "Historic Towns of New England," in the series of " American Historic Towns,' had an introduction by George Perry Morris, and was edited by Lyman P. Powell; an expensive "History of Barrington, R. I.," was issued in a limited edition by Thomas W. Bicknell; "Historic Boston and its Neighborhood" was an historical pilgrimage personally conducted by Edward Everett Hale, arranged for seven days; "Silas Wood's Sketch of the Town of Huntington, Long Island," from its first settlement to the end of the American Revolution, was edited with genealogical and historical notes by William S. Pelletreau; and Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne transcribed and published The Vestry Book and Register of Bristol Parish, Virginia, 1720-1789." A History of the World,' from the earliest historical time to the year 1898, was written by Edgar Sanderson for "Appleton's Concise Library." A new library edition of the "Works" of Francis Parkman, in twelve volumes, was issued during the year, and the series of "American Colonial Tracts "" was carried on.

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Hero of Ticonderoga" was chronicled by Rowland E. Robinson; Elbridge Streeter Brooks contributed A Son of the Revolution" to the "Sons of the Republic Series"; Everett T. Tomlinson published Part II of "Stories of the American Revolution in the " Library of Historic Events," and "Two Young Patriots; or, Boys of the Frontier," a story of Burgoyne's invasion, as well as "The Boys of Old Monmouth," " The Boys with Old Hickory," in the "War of 1812 Series," and "Ward Hill at Weston," a story of American school life, followed by "Ward Hill, Senior." "One Thousand Men for a Christmas Present," by Mary B. Sheldon, recalled the crossing of the Delaware by Washington. The Young Puritans in King Philip's War," by Mary Prudence Wells Smith, belonged to the "Young Puritans Series." Tecumseh of the Shawanoes," by H. R. Gordon, was intended as a companion book to Pontiac, Chief of the Ottawas"; L. K. Parks fought the War of 1812 over again "With British and Braves"; "A Soldier of the Legion," by Charles Ledyard Norton, was a story of the great Northwest; and "Two Boys in Wyoming" and "Cowmen and Rustlers," by Edward S. Ellis belonged to the "Northwest Series." Hezekiah Butterworth was heard from in three books: "The Pilot of the Mayflower," a tale of the children of the Pilgrim republic, "Lost in Nicaragua; or, Among Coffee Farms and Banana Lands in the Countries of the Great Canal," and "In the Land of the Condor," a story of Tarapaca. Herbert Elliott Hamblen (F. Benton Williams) told "The Story of a Yankee Boy," full of adventures ashore and afloat, and also detailed "Tom Benton's Luck." William Drysdale published "The Young Supercargo," a story of the merchant marine, in the "Brain and Brawn Series"; Harry Castlemon (Charles Austin Fosdick) told of "A Sailor in Spite of Himself"; and Navy Blue" was a story of cadet life in the United States Naval Military Academy at Annapolis, by Willis Boyd Allen. "Rex Wayland's Fortune" was made by H. A. Stanley; "In Pirate Waters' was a tale of the American navy, by Kirk Munroe, who wrote also "The Copper Princess," a story of Lake Superior mines. In "The Treasure Divers" Charles F. Holder described a boy's adventures in the depth of the sea. Horatio Alger, Jr., wrote "The Young Bank Messenger" for the "Good Fortune Library," and W. Gordon Parker illustrated his own account of "Six Young Hunters." "Klondike Nuggets and how Two Boys secured them," by Edward S. Ellis, and "The Boy Mineral Collectors," by J. G. Kelly, may be mentioned together; "Aleck Hornby," by Charles Stell, was a sea story; John Habberton was delightful as ever, interesting young people with the marvels to be "With the Dream-Maker"; John T. Trowbridge described " Philip's Experiments," outlining physical science at home, and also told of "Two Biddicut Boys and their Adventures with a Wonderful Trick Dog." James Otis Kaler was more prolific than ever, sending out "The Capture of the Laughing Mary, "With Washington at Monmouth," and With Warren at Bunker Hill" in the "Continental Series"; "When Israel Putnam served the King" in the "Stories of American History Series"; "Corporal 'Lige's Recruit," " A Cruise with Paul Jones, Morgan, the Jersey Spy," "Sarah Dillard's Ride," a story of the Carolinas in 1780, "A Tory Plot," and "A Traitor's Escape," all in the " Young Patriot Series"; "The Cruise of the Comet," in the "Frivateers of 1812 Series "; " The Princess and Joe Potter," in the "Jenny Wren Series"; "The 'Charming Sally,' Privateer Schooner of New York: A Tale of 1765"; "Joel Harford and " An Amateur Fireman"; while Miss Will Allen Dromgoole made almost as good a showing with

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