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  THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS

  BY ROGER T. FINLAY

  Thrilling adventures by sea and land of two boys and an aged Professorwho are cast away on an island with absolutely nothing but theirclothing. By gradual and natural stages they succeed in constructing allforms of devices used in the mechanical arts and learn the scientifictheories involved in every walk of life. These subjects are all treatedin an incidental and natural way in the progress of events, from themost fundamental standpoint without technicalities, and include everydepartment of knowledge. Numerous illustrations accompany the text.

  Two Thousand things every boy ought to know. Every page a romance. Every line a fact.

  _Six titles--60 cents per volume_

  THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS The Castaways

  THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS Exploring the Island

  THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS The Mysteries of the Caverns

  THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS The Tribesmen

  THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS The Capture and Pursuit

  THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS The Conquest of the Savages

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  Christy Mathewson's Book

  _A Ripping Good Baseball Story by One Who Knows the Game_

  This book has attained a larger sale than any baseball story everpublished.

  The narrative deals with the students of a large university and theirbaseball team, the members of which have names which enable the readerto recognize them as some of the foremost baseball stars of the daybefore their entrance into the major leagues.

  One gains a very clear idea of "inside baseball" stripped of wearisometechnicalities. The book is profusely illustrated throughout andcontains also a number of plates showing the manner in which Mathewsonthrows his deceptive curves, together with brief description of each.

  _Cloth bound 5-1/2 x 7-5/8_ _Price 60c. per volume_

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  Mrs. Meade's Books for Girls

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  Daddy's Girl. A Girl from America. Sue, a Little Heroine. The School Queens. Wild Kitty. A Sweet Girl Graduate. A World of Girls. Polly--A New-Fashioned Girl.

  _Each, 12 mo._ _Cloth._ _40 cents per volume_

  Mrs. Meade's girls' books never lose their popularity.

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  _ECONOMICAL COOKING_

  _Primrose Edition_

  _Planned for Two or More Persons_

  By

  MISS WINIFRED S. GIBBS

  Dietitian and Teacher of Cooking of the New York Association forImproving the Condition of the Poor

  _Printed on Fine Quality Book Paper. Cover Design in Colors._

  Many Cook Books have been published, from time to time, to meet variousrequirements, or to elucidate certain theories, but very few have beenwritten to meet the needs of the large proportion of our population whoare acutely affected by the constantly increasing cost of food products.Notwithstanding that by its valuable suggestions this book helps toreduce the expense of supplying the table, the recipes are so plannedthat the economies effected thereby are not offset by any lessening inthe attractiveness, variety or palatability of the dishes.

  Of equal importance are the sections of this work which deal with foodvalues, the treatment of infants and invalids and the proper service ofvarious dishes.

  The recipes are planned for two persons, but may readily be adapted fora larger number. The book is replete with illustrations and tables offood compositions--the latter taken from the latest Governmentstatistics.

  _Cloth Binding_ _Illustrated_ _40c. per volume, postpaid_

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  An original line of art studies printed in full rich colors on highgrade paper. This series introduces many novel features of interest, andas the subject matters have been selected with unusual care, the booksmake a strong appeal not only to the little ones but even to those ofriper years.

  Post Cards _Painting Book_ Dolls of all Nations _Scissors Book_ Our Army _Scissors Book_ Children's Pets _Puzzle Book_

  _Size 8-1/4 x 10-1/4 inches_

  Price 15c. per copy

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  Transcriber's Notes:

  Obvious punctuation errors repaired.

  First advertising page, "Chenoweth" changed to "Chenowith" to matchactual book usage (Elmer Chenowith, a lad from)

  Page 21, "kidnaped" changed to "kidnapped" (who had been kidnapped)

  Page 28, "remarkd" changed to "remarked" (on the ground," remarked)

  Page 49, "us" changed to "is" (than it really is)

  Page 52, "shouler" changed to "shoulder" (over his shoulder)

  Page 64, "he" changed to "be" (it might be transported)

  Page 127, "whole" changed to "hole" (out of a hole)