The Noank's Log: A Privateer of the Revolution

  Books

  By WILLIAM O. STODDARD.

  The Despatch Boat of the Whistle. A story of Santiago. Illustrated byF. T. Merrill, 1 vol. 12mo. $1.25.

  The incidents of our war with Spain in 1898 supply the theme for thisstory. It is a sea story and a land story. It tells the adventures ofa breezy newspaper correspondent and of the sacrifices and revenges ofa Cuban patriot. It is spirited, vigorous, and absorbing, and is,incidentally, a story of the war from the news of the destruction ofthe _Maine_ to the fall of Santiago. And it is told by Mr. Stoddard!What more could any boy or girl desire?

  Chuck Purdy. The Story of a New York Boy. 12mo. $1.25.

  A capital story of life in New York City; strong, honest, breezy,practical, and absorbing. Told by one of the favorite writers foryoung people.

  Gid Granger. The Story of a Country Boy. 12mo. $1.25.

  A capital story of American country life; the sturdy, hard-working,energetic boy, the stern but well-intentioned father, the brightambitious sister, together with the village folks, all stronglyindividualized and made delightfully real.

  Guert Ten Eyck. A Hero Story. Illustrated by F. T. Merrill. $1.25.

  A stirring story of real American boys and girls, and how they helpedon the Revolution. The background is the dramatic story of NathanHale, the hero. Washington, Hamilton, and Aaron Burr also appear inthe story.

  The Partners. Illustrated by Albert Scott Cox. 12mo. $1.25.

  This is a capital story of a bright, go-ahead country girl, whom allthe girl admirers of Stoddard's stories--and all the boys, too--willvote to be delightful.