Ben Bruce.  Scenes in the Life of a Bowery Newsboy.  By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

Ben Bruce was a brave, manly, generous boy.  The story of his efforts, and many seeming failures and disappointments, and his final success, are most interesting to all readers.  The tale is written in Mr. Alger’s most fascinating style.

The Castaways; or, On the Florida Reefs.  By JAMES OTIS. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

This tale smacks of the salt sea.  From the moment that the Sea Queen leaves lower New York bay till the breeze leaves her becalmed off the coast of Florida, one can almost hear the whistle of the wind through her rigging, the creak of her straining cordage as she heels to the leeward.  The adventures of Ben Clark, the hero of the story and Jake the cook, cannot fail to charm the reader.  As a writer for young people Mr. Otis is a prime favorite.

Wrecked on Spider Island; or, How Ned Rogers Found the Treasure.  By JAMES OTIS. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

Ned Rogers, a “down-east” plucky lad ships as cabin boy to earn a livelihood.  Ned is marooned on Spider Island, and while there discover a wreck submerged in the sand, and finds a considerable amount of treasure.  The capture of the treasure and the incidents of the voyage serve to make as entertaining a story of sea-life as the most captious boy could desire.

The Search for the Silver City:  A Tale of Adventure in Yucatan.  By JAMES OTIS. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

Two lads, Teddy Wright and Neal Emery, embark on the steam yacht Day Dream for a cruise to the tropics.  The yacht is destroyed by fire, and then the boat is cast upon the coast of Yucatan.  They hear of the wonderful Silver City, of the Chan Santa Cruz Indians, and with the help of a faithful Indian ally carry off a number of the golden images from the temples.  Pursued with relentless vigor at last their escape is effected in an astonishing manner.  The story is so full of exciting incidents that the reader is quite carried away with the novelty and realism of the narrative.

A Runaway Brig; or, An Accidental Cruise.  By JAMES OTIS. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

This is a sea tale, and the reader can look out upon the wide shimmering sea as it flashes back the sunlight, and imagine himself afloat with Harry Vandyne, Walter Morse, Jim Libby and that old shell-back, Bob Brace, on the brig Bonita.  The boys discover a mysterious document which enables them to find a buried treasure.  They are stranded on an island and at last are rescued with the treasure.  The boys are sure to be fascinated with this entertaining story.

The Treasure Finders:  A Boy’s Adventures in Nicaragua.  By JAMES OTIS. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.

Roy and Dean Coloney, with their guide Tongla, leave their father’s indigo plantation to visit the wonderful ruins of an ancient city.  The boys eagerly explore the temples of an extinct race and discover three golden images cunningly hidden away.  They escape with the greatest difficulty.  Eventually they reach safety with their golden prizes.  We doubt if there ever was written a more entertaining story than “The Treasure Finders.”