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Concerning the Parmelee Library 
 
 Here is the story of the conception and growth of the largest 
 private circulating Library plant in America. 
 
 1882 to i 8 S 5 — PREPARATORY 
 
 In 1882 the present manager, representing a publishing house, 
 was accosted with the remark that his efforts be directed to the 
 organization of local library associations instead of the sale of com¬ 
 pilation subscription books. At this simple suggestion the idea of 
 making up library clubs composed of men and women who loved 
 
 PARTIAL VIEW OF OFFICE SHOWING STENOGRAPH¬ 
 ERS, AND OFFICES OF BOOKKEEPER AND CASHIER 
 
 good books and would appreciate such service, took root and was de¬ 
 veloped through four years of special college work. 
 
 1886 to 1895 — the book club library 
 
 The plan adopted was to supply libraries to clubs. They 
 retained the books permanently, and when read, used them as a 
 nucleus for a permanent library, or distributed them among the 
 meml ership. 
 
 Under this plan 1800 avssociations were organized and some 
 250,000 volumes placed in circulation. Estimating that each book 
 was read twenty times, the number of readings reaches the sum of 
 
VESTIBULE ENTRANCE TO 
 GENERAL OFFICES. 
 
 5,000,000 volumes. Some of the best libraries in the United States 
 have developed from those thus established, as for instance, the 
 Sedalia, Mo., Public Uibrary. where 3000 volumes were placed as a 
 nucleus. 
 
 1895 to 1900 -THE TRAVELING LIBRARY: FROM 
 
 TOWN TO TOWN 
 
 It was gradually found necessary to circulate these libraries from 
 club to club, in order to give the most economical and satisfactory 
 service. Accordingly in ’95 the traveling library system was 
 adopted, and during the past few years 100,000 patrons have been 
 served, each selected by our representative by personal interview. 
 
 Forty-seven states and territories aud three provinces of 
 Canada are now regularly supplied. Hardly a day goes by but 
 the trains entering and departing from Chicago carry sections of the 
 

 
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 Parmelee Library. The records show that over 20,000 such shipments 
 have been made, 5,000 in 1900 alone. 
 
 1899 to 1900— THE NEW BOOK LIBRARY: FROM 
 BOOK SHOP TO RESIDENCE DISTRICT. 
 
 The demand for the new books as published began to call for the 
 organization of clubs early in 1900, and sufficient sets were placed in 
 different parts of Chicago and suburban cities to regularly supply 
 the new books as issued to nearly 1000 people. 
 
 1900 to 1901—NEW AND STANDARD BOOKS: FROH BOOK 
 
 SHOP INTO THE HOHE. 
 
 During the summer of 1900 numerous requests from our patrons 
 and other Chicago business men, induced us to adopt the house to 
 house delivery plan as operated by the great institutions of Europe, 
 and we present that system herewith, thoroughly Americanized by 
 plans developed through years of study and practical experience in 
 supplying literature to the homes of the people of North America. 
 
 That this service should meet with favor is not unexpected, for 
 it is the true method of supplying literature to busy people who de¬ 
 sire their bopks to be in perfect condition, wish to scan the popular 
 new ones as soon as published, and not be subjected to the inconven¬ 
 ience necessarily incurred by dependence upon public libraries. 
 
 
 
The JLihi'iit'v Bulletin is published iveekly and dc- 
 liieredfree to Members. 
 
 It lists nil hauhs of merit as issued from the press. 
 
 These heuks are aeeessable to members as soon as pub¬ 
 lished. 
 
 Sample Copy. 
 
 Library Bulletin. 
 
 SUBBTnMBNT, 
 
 VOL, m. _WEEK ENDING NOV. 3, > 9 oo._NO. 43 
 
 Annual subscription 25 cents per year. Supplied free to members under Home 
 Delivery Service. The Parmelee Library, Publishers, Chicago, D. S. A. 
 
 NEW BOOKS PUBLISHED AND ADDED TO 
 THE PARMELEE LIBRARY HOME DELIVERY SERVICE 
 
 FOR THE 
 
 Week ending November 3, 1900. 
 
 The R^eal Chinese Question, 
 
 By Chester Halcombe (I1.50.) - - I70T 
 
 Halcombe wa.s connected with the United 
 States Legation at Pekin, as inetrpreter and in 
 other capacities, from 1871 to 1885; and since 
 that time he has been connected with extensive 
 commercial and financial enterprises in that 
 country. In his new book he deals with the 
 peculiar character and conditions of the Chinese 
 which have produced the present upiising. Those 
 people are devoted to all sorts of secret societies 
 for social, political, philanthropic and other pur¬ 
 poses, and every uprising and disturbance in 
 modern China has been brought about by such an 
 organization. 
 
 Pecc0LVi, By Ernest W. Hornung ($1.50) - 794T 
 
 ^HE rector of Long Stow, a high-church clergy¬ 
 man, is by his own admission, guilty pf an un¬ 
 pardonable sin. He is driven from his parish, 
 and his church burned to the ground by the 
 father of the girl he has injured. His contrition 
 and atonement are the themes of the story. 
 
 The hero of Mr. Hornung’s novel is a new cre¬ 
 ation and an audacious one. The intensity of the 
 opening scenes in w hich he figures and in which 
 is revealed the w’rong implied in the title, is re¬ 
 placed by a continuous interest of another sort in 
 the long and singular expiation that follows. 
 
^et exn<jtly^ the you order a^id at th^ time 
 
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 'This pa^e is uniform in size and descriptive matter with the 
 
 FIFTEENTH ANNUAL CATALOG supplied to Members gra¬ 
 tuitously. 
 
 Stringtown On The Pike: A Tale of 
 
 Northern Kentucky, By j. uri Li.oyd (11.50) 35 ST 
 
 Y the author of “Etidorphia.” This story was 
 the Bookman’s serial for 1900. The scene is laid 
 in one of the quaint villages in northwest Ken¬ 
 tucky. The action begins at the time of the war 
 of secession, when the hero is a ragged little 
 urchin trudging along the dusty pike, and con¬ 
 tinues until the boy is w'ell into manhood. 
 
 The Adventures of Joel Pepper, 
 
 By Mrs. H. Mui.RORD (Margaret Sidney) (|i. 5 o) 1128 T 
 
 ONTINUES the story of the Pepper Family, espe¬ 
 cially Joel’s adventures and pranks. There are 
 few of the larger children who have not followed 
 closely the fortunes of the famous Pepper family, 
 and who will not hail with delight this story of 
 the Pepper children. 
 
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 A Bicycle of Cathay, 
 
 By Frank R. Stockton (I1.50) - - 304 T 
 
 ^R. Stockton gives us an amusing romance detail¬ 
 ing the adventure of a young school master on a 
 summer tour awheel. The author writes in his 
 happiest vein, and the thousands who have en¬ 
 joyed his clever stories with their novel situations 
 and unique characters, will know about what to 
 expect as they follow the queer adventures of the 
 young teacher on his wheel. 
 
 A Woman Tenderfoot, 
 
 . Grace Gaeeetin Seton-Thompson {$2.00) 330 T 
 
 RS. Seton-Thompson has been the companion of 
 her husband, the famous artist-author, in so many 
 of his expeditions that she is amply able to pre¬ 
 sent the woman’s side of the trip during which he 
 gathered the material for his '‘Wild Animals I 
 have known,” and other books. In addition to 
 this attractive out-door flavor the book contains 
 specific advice on the subject of camping dress 
 and outfit for women. The bookmaking of the 
 volume is unusually attractive. 
 
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Every Book Delivered 
 Is enclosed in 
 
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 Reading Case and Book Mark 
 
 Weight, One Ounce 
 
 No Danger 
 
 Of losing your place when called hurriedly away 
 
 Of soiling a delicate cover by dust or dampened 
 finger 
 
 And Yet 
 
 7 'he attractiveness of cover design and color 
 is in no way impaired 
 
 ToLke yovir book with you 
 
 In car or cab. It is cased as neatly as your 
 
 watch in it^s pocket 
 
 Book-lovers Ocnd Publisers 
 
 Pronounce it the invention of the season 
 
 Pa-rmelee Book Binding 
 
 Patented 1895 
 Parmelee Book Ca-se 
 
 PsLtented 1900 
 
LATE POPULAR FICTION 
 
 It is the neiv books which attract and represent the thought 
 and progress of the day. * * The following list, selected from our 
 Fifteenth Annual Catalogue, wherein each volume is fully described, 
 contains the popular new books of the season ending October 31, igoo 
 titles and authors only. 
 
 The Library Bulletin, supplied members weekly or monthly as 
 desired, atmounces atid fully anjiotates the later books as issued. 
 
 These uniform sheets render the catalog always up to date, 
 listing every book of popular merit as soon as published. All are 
 accessible to members weekly upon demand. 
 
 Dr. North and His Friends. By s. weir Mitchell 30IT 
 
 Alice ^ Old Vincennes, By Maurice THOMPSON 302T 
 EleOcnor, By Mrs. Humphrey Ward - - 303T 
 
 A Bicycle of Ca-thaLy, By Frank R. Stockton 304T 
 In the PoLlSLCe 0/ King, By F. M. Crawford 305T 
 Eben Holden, By irving Bacheller - - 306T 
 
 '^he Dishonor of Frstnk Scott, By m. Hamilton 307T 
 Qviisatnte, By Anthony Hope - - - 308T 
 
 Unca^nonized, By Margaret h. Potter - - 309T 
 
 Monsie\ir BeatUcaLire, By booth Tarkington 3I0T 
 Arden Matssiter, By William Barry . - 3I1T 
 
 Matster Christiaan, By marie Corelli 312T 
 Tommy atnd Grizel, By J. m. Barrie - - 313T 
 
 ^he Web of Life, By Robert Herrick - - 314T 
 
 Voice ^ ‘Uhe People, By Ellen Glasgow 315T 
 Unleatvened Brea^d, By Robert Grant - 316T 
 
 Fovirth Genera-tion, By Sir Walter besant 3i7T 
 Philip Winwood, By Robert N. Stephens - 3I8T 
 
 'Uhe ILedemption of Da^vid Corson 
 
 By C. P. Goss 3I9T 
 
 75he Fa^rringdons, By Ellen T. Fowler - 320T 
 
Cor\seq\iervces, By Egerton CavStee - - 32IT 
 
 “Uhe Eak-gle’s HeOLrt, By hamein Gareand - 322T 
 
 Their Silver Wedding Journey, 
 
 By W. D. Howeees 323T 
 
 Isle o/ Unrest, By henry Seton Merriman - 324 T 
 
 LoLne TheLt Hetd no Turning, 
 
 By Giebert Parker 325T 
 
 Conscience of C., By Frankfort Moore - 326T 
 
 75he Heatrl’s HighwOty, By Mary E. Wiekins 327T 
 
 My New Curette, By rev. a. p. Sheehan - 328T 
 
 An UnsOCiOtl Societlist, By G. Bernard Shaw 329T 
 
 A Womatn Tenderfoot, 
 
 By Grace Gaeeatin Seton-Thompson 330T 
 Sons the Morning, By Eden phieepotts 331T 
 
 ‘Ehe Metid Metiden Le^ne, 
 
 By Ameeia E. Barr 332 T 
 ‘Ijhe Bstth Comedy, By a. and e. Castee - 333 T 
 
 "She Infidel, By Mrs. M. E. Braddon 334T 
 
 “Uhe Cacrdinetl’s Snuff Box, 
 
 By Henry Hareand 335 T 
 
 DeStCOn Bratdbury, By Edwin Asa Dix - 336 T 
 
 Cupid’s Gotrden, By Eeeen t. Foweer - - 337 T 
 
 'Bhe Isle cif Winds, By S. r. Crockett - 338 T 
 
 75 he Lstst ICefuge, By henry B. Fueeer - 339 T 
 
 "She Footsteps Cif Ql Throne, By Max Pemberton 340 T 
 A Mstnifest Destiny, By Jueia macGruder - 34 IT 
 
 SophiOt, By Staneey J. Weyman - - - 342 T 
 
 Sensttor North, By Gertrude Atherton - 343 T 
 
 “Hstrd Pa. n,” By Geraedine Bonner - - 344 T 
 
 Three Men on Wheels, By Jerome k. Jerome 345 T 
 Sa.ndburrs, By aefred henry lewis - - 346 T 
 
 J 5 he ICesurrection, By Count Lyoff Toestoi - 347 T 
 
 Ma.n Tha.t Corrupted Ha.dleyburg, 
 
By Mark Twain 348 T 
 
 On "Ehe Wing o/ OccaLsions, 
 
 By JoEiy Chandeer Harris 349 T 
 
 A Friend of CaLesa-r, By \\ . s. davis - - 350T 
 
 75 he R^omaLnce of Gilbert Holmes, 
 
 By M. M. Kirkman 3 SIT 
 ^he ExpaLtriak-tes, By lieian beee - - 352 T 
 
 J 5 he Ma^ntle of ElijaLh, By ISRAEE Zangwiee 359 T 
 Two Sta^ndaLrds, By Wieeiam Barry - 354 T 
 
 Stringtown on “^he Pike, By John uri Leo yd 355 T 
 WaLnted, A MattcKmaLker, By paue L. Ford 356T 
 
 JShe Grisis, By Winston Churchiee - - - 357 T 
 
 IGicKak.rd VeaL-a^nd-NaLy, By Maurice heweitt 358T 
 
 Seeections From Cataeogue 
 
 groups of recent favorites 
 
 Whatever your occupation, inclination or disposition, with the 
 assistance of the Subject Index of our complete Catalog, you will find 
 a group of popular works that will interest you. 
 
 There are books you would enjoy reading. The salient purpose 
 of the Catalogs published by the Parmelee Library has always been to 
 classify and annotate that the busy man and woman may scan at a 
 glance the whole field of literature. 
 
 Thus our Thirteenth Annual contains in its Subject Index over 
 a hundred distinct classifications and divisions, and some sixty per 
 cent, of the works thus listed are those which, like the modern Kinder¬ 
 garten, Teach their lessons by Story and Song.'* 
 
 THE SIX GREAT BOOKS OF THE PAST : 
 
 TWO YEARS 
 
 Datvid Ha^rvim, By Edward n. westcott - 401 T 
 
 When Knighthood Wa^s in Flower, 
 
 By Charees Major 402 T 
 
 vJaLnice Meredith, By paue Leicester Ford 403T 
 
 R.ichak.rd CaLrvel, By Winston Churchiee - 404 T 
 
 To Hak-Ve ak.nd to Hold, By Mary Johnston 405 T 
 The IGeign of LaLW, By James Lane AeeEN 408 T I I 
 
BEST FOR LEISURE MOMENTS AND 
 RECREATION 
 
 The CorvspirOLtors, By Robert w. Chambers 410T 
 North Georgia^ Sketches, By Wiee n. harben 4I2T 
 
 The Lacne Tha^t Ha^d No Turning, 
 
 By GieberT Parker 325T 
 The Son of The Wolf, By jack London - 420T 
 
 Wounds in the R.aLin, By Stephen Crane - 42iT 
 Short R.aLils, By Cy Warman ... 422T 
 
 Three Men on Wheels, By Jerome k. Jerome 42ST 
 The Idiot at Horne, By John Kendrick Bangs 429T 
 SaLndbvirrs, By Aefred henry lewis - - 346T 
 
 The Stickett Minister’s Wooing, 
 
 By S. R. Crockett 430T 
 Mr. Dooley’s Philosophy, By F. p. dunne 431T 
 
 ROriANCE IN THE BUSINESS WORLD 
 The BaLnker atnd the Bea^r, 
 
 By Henry Kitcheee Webster 4S0T 
 One of The Pilgrims, By Annie Fueeer - 4S1T 
 
 The Burden of Christopher, 
 
 By Feorence Converse 455T 
 
 The Matrket Plaice, By Haroed Frederic - 460T 
 
 CHARACTER STUDIES FROM LIFE IN 
 GREAT CITIES 
 
 The Web of Life, By Robert Herrick. - 314T 
 
 Poor People, By I. K. Friedman - - . 475T 
 
 Unleatvened Brea^d, By Robert Grant - 316T 
 Sena^tor North, By Gertrude Atherton - 343T 
 
 PHILANTHROPY AS A FINE ART 
 
 Poor People, By I. K. Friedman - - . 475T 
 
 The Workers, Ea^st, By w. a. wyckoff - 476T 
 
 The Workers, West, By w. a. wyckoff - 477T 
 
 Blatck ILock: A Ta^le of the Selkirks, 
 
 By Raeph Connor 480T 
 
 
 
SKLECTIONS FROM CATALOG. 
 
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 BEST BOOKS ON AMERICAN LIFE 
 
 F'ive years ago Our Country was the theme of few historical 
 romances. Today the best of the new books deal with our fore¬ 
 fathers, our fathers, ourselves or our sons. 
 
 For many years the libraries of the Parmelee Institution have 
 given the tales of Amciican prowess special promine^ice, and the fol¬ 
 lowing schedule from a previous catalog revised to igoi will prove 
 interesting. 
 
 By selecting one from each classification a ^'■History of the 
 Anierican People'" ivill be secured: It will further be found that to 
 read one story of the people of a period, like the sequel romance 
 creates a desire for others. Thus the advantage of our system of 
 period grouping, in which our catalogs have excelled for many years. 
 
 EARLY COLONIAL. 
 
 To H 0 Lve acrid to Hold, By Mary Johnston - 405T 
 
 Prisoners of Hope, By Mary Johnston - 59IT 
 
 The Heacrt’s Highwacy, By Mary E. Wilkins 327T 
 Isle of the Winds, By s. R. Crockett 502T 
 The Macid of Maciden Lacne, 
 
 By Amelia E. Barr 332T 
 
 REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD. 
 
 ♦Jacnice Meredith, By Paul Leicester Ford 403T 
 
 R^ichacrd Carvel, By Winston Churchill - 404T 
 
 The Grip of Honor, By Cyrus' t. brady . SOST 
 
 For The Freedom of the Seac, 
 
 By Cyrus T. Brady 506T 
 
 An Enemy to the King, By Robert n. Stephens SlOT 
 
 A Continentacl Dracgon, 
 
 By Robert N. Stephens 71 IT 
 
 Philip Winwood, By Robert N. Stephens - 318T 
 
 Hugh Wynne, Free Quacker, Vol. 1, 
 
 By Dr. S. Weir MiTchell S13T 
 
 Hugh Wynne, Free Quacker, Vol. 2, 
 
 By Dr. S. Weir MiTChell 514T 
 
THE CONSTRUCTIVE PERIOD. 
 
 Eben Holden, By Irving a. BacheIvI^KR - 306T 
 
 Choir Invisible, By James Lane Aeeen - 5I5T 
 
 CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION. 
 
 The Mississippi VoLlley in the Civil WeLr, 
 
 ByJoHEFiSKE 820T 
 
 ICecollections of the Civil Wotr, 
 
 By Chas. a. Dana 55T 
 ICed Blood a^nd Blue, By Harrison Robertson 520T 
 Knights in FvistioLn, By Caroline Brown - 525T 
 
 On the Wing of Occocsions, 
 
 By JoEiv Chandeer Harris 349T 
 
 R^ed Rock, By Thomas Neeson Page - - 530T 
 
 BlStck Wolf’s Breed, By harry Dickson - 533T 
 
 In Connection with the DeWilloughby 
 
 CloLim, By Frances H. Burnett - - - 534T 
 
 The Reign of La^w, By James Lane Aeeen - 408T 
 
 STUDIES OF CONTEflPORANEOUS LIFE, 
 
 The Son of the Wolf—The Klondyke, 
 
 By Jack London 420T 
 
 As the Light Led—Political Life, 
 
 By James Newton Baskett 601T 
 
 Gentleman From Indiana—ILural 
 
 Indiana, By booth Tarkington - - 602T 
 
 The Action and The Word—The Society 
 Woman, By Brander Matthews - - 603 T 
 
 Deacon Bradbviry—New England Today, 
 
 By Edwin Asa Dix 336T 
 
 The Voice of The People,—Virginia., 
 
 By Eeeen Geasgow 315T 
 The Web of Life,—Chicago ,By Robert Herrick 314T 
 
SOME GOOD BOOKS TOUCHING 
 The FOREIGN WORLD. ^ 
 
 Library only books of genuine merit. 
 
 In our complete catalog all countries of the globe are grouped 
 by pemods as outlined under AMERICAN LIFE above. 
 
 ENGLISH LIFE. 
 
 Red Pottage, By Mary Cholmondeley - - 701T 
 
 Folly Corner, By Mrs. henry Dudeny - 703T 
 
 The Minx, By Mrs. Mannington Caeeyn - 704T 
 
 The Ship of Stars, By a. t. Quieeer-Couch 70ST 
 
 UncaLnonized, By Margaret Horton Potter 309T 
 
 Hilda Watde, By Grant aeeen . . . 706 T 
 
 The Unsociacl SociOLlist, By G. Barnard Shaw 329T 
 The Bath Comedy, By a. and E. Castle - 333T 
 
 Sophia, By Stanley J. Weyman ... 342 T 
 
 Parson Kelly, By a. E. mason and Andrew Lang 7I0T 
 The R^ebel, By H. B. Myrriote and H. Watson 712T 
 
 RECENT HISTORICAL TALES. 
 
 The Friend of Caesar—Early Roman, 
 
 By Wm. Sterns Davis - 350T 
 
 ViaCr\icis—The Crusades, 
 
 By F. Marion Crawford 750T 
 
 The Knights of the Cross—The Crusades, 
 
 By Henryk Sienkiewicz 760T 
 
 Robert Tournay—French R^evolution, 
 
 By Wm. Sage 771T 
 
 The Empress Octavia—R^oman, 
 
 By Wilhelm Walloth 780T 
 
 My New Curate — Irish, By rev. p. a. Sheehan 328T 
 
 She Walks in Beauty—Irish, 
 
 By Katherine Tynan 783T 
 
 Father Anthony — Irish, By Robert Buchanan 784T 
 Young April — France, By Egerton Castle 785T 
 
 A Dstsh for a. Throne—German, 
 
 By Arthur E. Marchmont 790T 
 
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 Recent biography alone will put you in touch zvith the personnel of 
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 statesmen and new commanders cotne on the field of action., and 
 biography places their names in every mouth. 
 
 Edzvard Eggleston, our most zvorthy historian, in revising the 
 American section of a former catalog, writes in substance: 'A cannot 
 endorse the works of many of our eaz'ly biographers, may they have 
 been ever so usefzil to the people of their day." 
 
 Times have changed, and with them the power to discern the 
 purposes that actuated events, and thus made the zvorld's history. 
 
 The small annual fee required from the members of our Library 
 is m no zvay commensurate with the relative advantage derived from 
 
 the reading of the new biographies in place of the old. 
 
 AMERICAN. 
 
 Kate Field, A Record, By IvIETAN Whiting - SIT 
 
 James Russell Lowell and His Friends, 
 
 By Edw. Everet Hale 60T 
 
 Reminiscences, By Julia Ward Howe - 6 IT 
 
 Recollections of the Civil Wstr, 
 
 By Lilian Whiting 55T 
 
 Theodore Pa^rker, Preacher and 
 
 Reformer, By John White Chadwick - 90T 
 
 Oliver Cromwell, By John Morley - - 9IT 
 
 EUROPEAN. 
 
 Private Memoirs of Madame R^oland, 
 
 By Edw. G. Johnson 69T 
 
 Talks With Gladstone, By l. a. Tollemache 72T 
 
 Personal Sketches of Recent Authors, 
 
 By Hattie T. Griswold SOT 
 
 Forty-one Years in India, 
 
 « By Field-Marshal Roberts 83T 
 
 Reminiscences, By JUvSTin McCarthy. Vol. I . 8 ST 
 Reminiscences, By Justin McCarthy, Vol. 2 86T 
 
 Reminiscences of Emperor Alexatnder 
 a-nd Court of Rvissia, By bhoiseue-Gouffier 87T 
 
BOOKS ON RECENT EVENTS 
 
 History has changed in the light of Modern Investigation and 
 Progress. 
 
 Many secure their knowledge of curre7it eve^its Ihrotigh the hastily 
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 CHINA 
 
 The United States in the Orient, 
 
 By Chas. a. Conant I56T 
 
 China’s Open Door, 
 
 By RounsevitIvK W01.DMAN 801T 
 
 China, The Long-Lived Empire, 
 
 By Eeiza R. Scidmore 802T 
 
 Worlds’ Politics, By prof. Paue S. Reinsch - I55T 
 
 Overland to China, 
 
 By Archibaed R. Coequhoun 1051T 
 
 Break Up of China, 
 
 By Lord ChareES Beresford 804T 
 
 AFRICA 
 
 In So\ith Africa with Buller, 
 
 By George Ceark Musgrave 1052T 
 
 The Boers in War, By Howard c. hieeegas 805T 
 Towstrd Pretoria, By jueian raeph - - I053T 
 
 With Two Armies in So\ith Africa, 
 
 By Richard Harding Davis 1954T 
 
 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 
 
 The Expedition to the Philippines, 
 
 By F. K. D. MieeET 1055 T 
 
 The Philippines and Rovindabout, 
 
 By Major F. E. Younghusband 1056 
 
 Ovir Conquest in the Pacific, 
 
 By Oscar King David 806T 
 
FIVE GROUPS For FIVE nEHBERS 
 OF THE FAMILY. 
 
 The wheels of progress move on . ART has her later votaries 
 
 no less great than her founders What 7vas SC/R.VCR one hun¬ 
 dred, yes, ten years ago, has been changed by modern investigation — 
 
 and much of it is Science no longer . SOCIAL 0(/LST/0jVS, 
 
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 It As not wo7'th 2 vhile in the ivo7'ld of Iite7'atu7'e to 7'ead a7iythi7ig 
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 nU51C AND DRAMA. 
 
 *John FL'Uskin, By M. H. Spielmann - - 9SIT 
 
 Sir John Everett Millias, 
 
 By A. L. Baldry - 353T 
 
 Henry Irving, A Record and Review, 
 
 By Chas. Hiatt - - 954T 
 
 Folitious Singers of Today and 
 Yesterday* By henry c. Lahee - - 966T 
 
 Famous Actresses of the Day, 
 
 By Lewis C. Strang 967T 
 
 Great Pictures Described by Great 
 
 Writers, By Esther Singleton - . - - 968T 
 
 USEFUL ARTS. 
 
 A History of Wireless Telegraphy, 
 
 By J, J. FahiE 920T 
 
 Flame, Electricity a^nd the Camera, 
 
 By George Iles 923T 
 
 ECONOniCS AND SOCIOLOGY. 
 Monopolies and Trusts, 
 
 By Prof. Richard T. Ely I51T 
 A Ten Years’ War, By Jacob a. rus - - 152T 
 
 The Future of the American Negro, 
 
 By Booker T. Washington 153T 
 
 First Principles in Politics, 
 
 By Wm. Samuel Lilly IS4T 
 
 155T 
 
 The World’s Politics 
 
NATURE STUDIES. 
 
 Nature’s Garden, By nei^tjk Beanchan - 901T 
 
 Bird Neighbors, By neetje Beanchan . - 905T 
 
 Wild Animals I H ave Known, 
 
 By Ernest Seton Thompson 906T 
 My Winter Garden, By Maurice Thompson 910T 
 
 RELIGIOUS STUDIES- 
 
 Women of the Bible, 
 
 By Tweuve Prominent Divines 1003T 
 
 The Method of Jesus, 
 
 By Aufred Wiueiam Anthony I005T 
 
 Man and His Divine Father, 
 
 By J. C. C. Clarke 1006T 
 
 The Great Sinners of the Bible, 
 
 By Eouis Albert Banks, D. D. I043T 
 
 Faith and Sight, 
 
 By William Pierson Merrill I075T 
 
 The Life of the Spirit, 
 
 By Hamilton W. Mabie 10I7T 
 
 THE BEST NEW BOOKS FOR 
 YOUNG FOLKS, 
 
 The boys and girls of our time should begin their reading with 
 the authors of today. These they can understand, and when the 
 foundation is thus laid, and the habit of reading acquired, what lue 
 calt the ctassics,—literature conceived in the spirit of past generations, 
 will be comprehended and enjoyed. 
 
 FOR BOYS. 
 
 The Biography of a Grizzly, 
 
 By Ernest Seton-Thompson IIOIT 
 
 Battling for Atlanta, By byron a. dunn - no4T 
 General Nelson’s Scout, By byron a. dunn host 
 General Thomas’Staff, By byron a.dunn 1106 T 
 The Half-Back, By Ralph Henry Barbour - I HOT 
 
The Adventures of a Freshman, 
 
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 The Court of Boyville, By Wm. Aleen White 
 The Brahim’s Treasure, By G. a. henty - 
 Boys and Men, By Richard Hoebrook 
 
 The IComance of American Conquest, 
 
 By Wm. E. Griefis, D. D. 
 
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 The Pepper Book, 
 
 By Harriet Mueford EoThrop 
 
 The ICoad to Nowhere, By jheian b. morse 
 The Dale Girls, By Frances W. Carruth 
 
 Dorothy and Her Friends, 
 
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 Vassar Stories, By Grace m. Gaeeagher 
 
 Three Freshmen, By Jessie a. Chase 
 We Four Girls, By Mary C. Dareing 
 
 Little Girl in Old Philadelphia, 
 
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 A Little Daughter of the ILevolution, 
 
 By Agnes Carr Sage 
 
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 On to Pekin, By Edward Stratemeyer 
 
 With Buller in Na-tatl, By G. A. Henty 
 Aguinacldo’s Hostage, 
 
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 With Lawton and ILoberts, 
 
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 The Adventures of a. Boy ILeporter, 
 
 Harry SteeeE Morrison 
 
 Heroes of Our War with Spain, 
 
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 1121T 
 
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