W. A. Wilde & Co., Publishers.

IN WILD AFRICA. Adventures of Two Boys in the Sahara Desert, etc. By Col. Thos. W. Knox, author of “The Boy Travelers,” “The Young Nimrods,” “A Lost Army,” etc. 325 pp. Illustrated. Cloth, $1.50.

The least known part of the Dark Continent is the one described in the new book “In Wild Africa.” Central Africa has been traversed by many explorers, until every part of it is known, and the larger part of South Africa has entered the domain of civilization and is equipped with railway and wagon roads. Northern Africa, with the exception of a strip two or three hundred miles wide along the coast of the Mediterranean, is almost a terra incognita; its only roads are caravan trails, and comparatively few explorers have ventured to brave its inhospitalities. Lake Chad has been known to exist for more than ten centuries, but it has been seen by fewer white men than Lake Tanganyika and the Victoria Nyanza, both discovered within the past forty years.

The narrative is replete with adventure and incident, combined with the description of the countries traversed and the people who inhabit them. A part of the route has been personally traveled by the author, who has thus been enabled to inform himself thoroughly concerning the countries he has described.

No author understands better how to write for young people than Colonel Knox, and parents and guardians owe much to him for conveying a vast deal of very useful information, geographical and historical, respecting the manners and customs of foreign nations.—Boston Commercial Bulletin.

We can hardly imagine a better way of imparting information to young people. The present volume is similar in plan to those which preceded it, and is worthy of the same hearty commendation which was accorded them.—Christian Intelligencer, N. Y.

FOREMAN JENNIE. A Young Woman of Business. By Amos R. Wells, editor of The Golden Rule. 268 pp. Illustrated. Cloth, $1.25.

Foreman Jennie was a young woman of business; she was also a young woman who was an out and out Christian, and nobly strove to live up to her ideals. She was the moving spirit in the formation of the Printers’ Christian Endeavor Society, whose struggles form one of the interesting features of the story. It was received most heartily when it ran as a serial in The Golden Rule. In its present form it is greatly enlarged, containing twice as much matter as originally. It is a splendid story for young people, whether they belong to the Christian Endeavor movement or not.

QUARTERDECK & FOK’SLE. By Molly Elliot Seawell, author of “Paul Jones,” “Midshipman Paulding,” “Little Jarvis,” etc. 272 pp. Illustrated. $1.25.

Two exceptionally interesting stories of our navy, written for boys, but which will be of equal interest to girls, as well as older readers. The first story tells of how a young fellow, who hated study and had never been made to go to school, learned the lesson of self-control, and by a series of disgraceful failures to pass his examinations for Annapolis, found by experience that the important things of this world are accomplished only by the hardest kind of work. The success which came to him afterwards shows how thoroughly and well this lesson was learned. The second story deals with a famous incident of the English occupation of Newport, R. I., during the Revolutionary War, where General Prescott was captured in his own house by a handful of Americans. An important part in this incident was taken by a boy. What he did and how he did it is fully told in the story. His service in the young American navy is the natural result of his love for the sea and his ardent patriotism.

The author knows how to tell her stories to captivate the boys, and the character of her heroes is such as to elevate and ennoble the reader.—Hartford Evening Post.

THE YOUNG REPORTER. A Story of Printing House Square. By William Drysdale, author of “Abel Forefinger,” “In Sunny Lands,” “Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit,” etc. 300 pp. Illustrated. Cloth, $1.50.

Every American boy who reads the newspapers is interested in the methods and adventures of the reporters who gather news for the great dailies. They go everywhere, meet all the prominent people of the time, and are constantly in the front of everything that is interesting and exciting.

In “The Young Reporter” Mr. William Drysdale has described the adventures of a young printer boy with a taste for newspaper work, who became a reporter for one of the great New York dailies when he was only eighteen. His introduction to the office by taking in an important piece of news, his early experience there, his trials and temptations, his adventures among the convicts in Sing Sing, his exciting search for the stolen body of a millionaire, his voyage to Mexico and the West Indies, his experience with bookmakers, who consider a reporter a person to be bribed, are all described to the life.

Every adventure through which Dick Sumner is taken is an actual adventure,—something that has really happened. From his first visit to the Transport office till his successful production of “The Through Sleeper,” his experiences are as true to life as actual truth can make them. It is a book which no boy can read without having his ambition stirred and his character strengthened.

THREE COLONIAL BOYS. A Story of the Times of ’76. By Everett T. Tomlinson, author of “The Search for Andrew Field,” “The Boy Soldiers of 1812,” etc. 368 pp. Illustrated. Cloth, $1.50.

We have issued this book as an aid in the solution of that difficult problem, “What shall our young people read?”

It deals with one of the most interesting periods of American history, and embraces many incidents and regions which heretofore have been kept in the background.

Young people like excitement, as children crave sugar, and, while the book deals largely with actual experiences, it furnishes an excitement which is not born of the unnatural or impossible.

It is a story of three boys who were drawn into the events of the times; is patriotic, exciting, clean, and healthful, and instructs without appearing to. The heroes are manly boys and no objectionable language or character is introduced. The lessons of courage and patriotism especially will be appreciated in this day.

It is handsomely illustrated, printed, and bound, and we are confident will be eagerly welcomed by all who are seeking for a book for young people which shall be wholesome, interesting, healthfully exciting, and at the same time instructive.

It is the first of a series, but is complete in itself.

CAP’N THISTLETOP. By Sophie Swett, author of “Captain Polly,” “Flying Hill Farm,” “Mate of the Mary Ann,” etc. 266 pp. Illustrated. $1.25.

Sophie Swett has won a remarkable and deserved popularity for the strong and wholesome stories for girls which she has written. In her stories she believes in introducing boys, and it is this feature of her work that gives her stories their naturalness and much of their interest. In her latest book, “Cap’n Thistletop,” the principal characters are a boy and a girl, brother and sister; the girl’s firmness of character holds her brother up to his work for making a place for himself in the world. She urges, beguiles, and compels, as occasion serves, but still remains the natural, lovable girl, herself, so many thousands of whom are daily making the world brighter and better.

Margaret E. Sangster says, “Miss Swett has the knack of telling a story so naturally and in so interesting a manner that you cannot put her books down until you are at the very end of the last chapter, and then you sigh and wish there was a sequel.”

JACK BENSON’S LOG; or, Afloat with the Flag in ’61. By Chas. Ledyard Norton. Illustrated. Cloth, $1.25.

Of all the boys who enlisted in the navy at the outbreak of the Civil War, perhaps Jack Benson was the luckiest. His guardian, an old sailor, wanted him to enlist; his first ship was “Old Ironsides,” and he helped to save her from an attempted capture by the secessionists at Annapolis in 1861. Then he had the good fortune to ship on board a fast little steamer that was hurried into commission for blockading purposes and had a very pretty little fight off Cape Hatteras, and captured a prize at the very beginning of her career. In short, Jack was on hand as a spectator, if not as a participant, at most of the notable naval events that took place on the Atlantic coast during the four years of the war.

THE MYSTERIOUS VOYAGE OF THE DAPHNE, By Lieut. H. P. Whitmarsh, R. N., and others. 305 pp. Illustrated. Cloth, $1.25.

A book of stories for boys and girls by some of the best American authors. Such names as Wm. O. Stoddard, Hezekiah Butterworth, James G. Austin, Lieut. H. P. Whitmarsh, Marjorie Richardson, and Emma H. Nason will give a fair idea of the reputation and the standing of the writers whose stories are included in this book. The book is made exceptionally interesting by a large number of illustrations, while the quality of the stories cannot be questioned. The book is one that we can recommend as entirely safe to put in any girl’s or boy’s hands.

BIG CYPRESS. By Kirk Munroe, author of “Fur Seal’s Tooth,” “Camp-mates,” “Raft-mates,” “Dory-mates,” “Canoe-mates,” etc. 164 pp. Illustrated. Cloth, $1.00.

Kirk Munroe’s books always teach something worth knowing. In his last story, “Big Cypress,” the author includes a large amount of information about Florida, its coast, the Everglades region, the climate, and the Seminole Indians as they are to-day. * * * The story is so fascinating that it will hold the absorbed attention of every boy and girl reader to the end.—Boston Transcript.

A bright, wide-awake book as interesting and helpful for girls as for boys.—Golden Rule.

A vivid picture of life among the Seminole Indians of Florida, about whom so little is known.—Advance, Chicago.

A story * * * inculcating manliness and full of incident.—Congregationalist.

PHILIP LEICESTER. By Jessie E. Wright, author of “Freshman and Senior,” “Marjoribank,” “Curly Head,” etc. 264 pp. Illustrated. Cloth, $1.25.

The real motive of the story is a lesson for mothers,—that God will be with the children of love and prayer, even though they may be passing through the fires of temptation and bad influence.—The Evangelist, New York.

The book ought to make any reader thankful for a good home and thoughtful for the homeless and neglected.—Golden Rule.

The idea of the story is happily conceived and skilfully handled.—S. S. Library Bulletin.

There is real merit in the story.—Epworth Herald.

A charming story for young people.—Young Men’s Era.

The interest of the reader is engaged and never flags until the last page is read.—Christian Observer.

PELOUBET’S SELECT NOTES. By F. N. Peloubet, D. D., and M. A. Peloubet. A Commentary on the International Sunday-School Lessons. Illustrated. 340 pp. Cloth, $1.25.

This commentary is the one book every teacher must have in order to do the best work. It interprets the scripture, illustrates the truths, and by striking comments convinces the mind.

It is comprehensive, and yet not verbose, and furnishes winnowed material in the most attractive and yet convincing form from both spiritual and practical standpoints. Accurate colored maps and profuse original illustrations illuminate the text, and create an intelligent and instructive view of the subject matter.

Teachers are invited to send for sample pages of Select Notes.

It is safe to say that no better help on the International Lessons has ever been printed than Select Notes.—Christian at Work.

We know of no other book that fills the place of Select Notes.—Golden Rule.

Teachers and scholars have come to regard Select Notes as an essential part of their annual Sunday-school outfit.—Cumberland Presbyterian.

Select Notes has become as much of an institution as the International Lessons.—Advance.

Select Notes is current everywhere. Among the many books issued as helps to the study of the Sunday-school lessons this is the best.—Messiah’s Herald.

WAYS Of WORKING; or, Helpful Hints to Sunday-School Workers of all Kinds. By Rev. A. F. Schauffler, D. D. 212 pp. Cloth, $1.00.

All the methods of work suggested in the following pages have been tried and approved by the author. There is nothing that is merely theoretical. Many things other than those alluded to have also been tried, and, having proved failures, have been laid aside. Nothing but what came through the fire of experience unscathed has been dwelt upon. Not all the methods recommended have been originated by the author. In fact, the land was ransacked during the time of his actual superintendency for helpful methods, and wherever these were found they were adopted. Sometimes they had to be adapted, as well as adopted, and this will probably be the case in many schools who try to take up with some of the forms suggested. But if the suggestions given here serve to stimulate others in the line of advance, the aim of the book will have been accomplished.—Author’s Preface.

THE GOSPELS COMBINED. Compiled by Rev. Charles H. Pope. 208 pp. Cloth, 75c.

Parallel passages blended, and separate accounts connected; presenting in one continuous narrative the life of Jesus Christ as told by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

This book will be the best help to a clear connected view of the life and words of our Lord. Just the thing for every Sunday-school Teacher and Bible Class Student.

THE BEACON LIGHT SERIES. By Natalie L. Rice. Illustrated. Each vol. 96 pp.

A collection of bright, attractive stories from the best known writers for young people in the Junior and Intermediate classes. The set, 5 vols., in a box, $2.50.

DOT’S LIBRARY. Edited by Lucy Wheelock.

Without question the most delightful set of books for little ones. Over 400 illustrations. The set, 10 vols., in a box, $2.50.

BOSTON, W. A. WILDE & CO., 25 BROMFIELD ST.

Transcriber’s Note:

Punctuation; has been standardised.

Changes have been made as follows:

Page 95 But I have a important changed to But I have an important

Page 124 Aqui no se permite fumar changed to Aquí no se permite fumar

Page 141 Calle Estampa de Jesus Maria, Numero Cinto changed to Calle Estampa de Jesus Maria, Numero Cinco

Page 141 Haysoos Mar-eea, Numero Cinto changed to Haysoos Mar-eea, Numero Cinco

Page 144 cinto, number five changed to cinco, number five

Page 199 Columbus and telegraph his changed to Columbus and telegraph this

Page 267 and all the fireman changed to and all the firemen

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