s.

=Phil and His Friends.= By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.25.

The hero is the son of a man who from drink got
into debt, and, after having given a paper to a
creditor authorizing him to keep the son as a
security for his claim, ran away, leaving poor
Phil a bond slave. The story involves a great many
unexpected incidents, some of which are painful,
and some comic. Phil manfully works for a year,
cancelling his father's debt, and then escapes.
The characters are strongly drawn, and the story
is absorbingly interesting.

=The Tinkham Brothers' Tide-Mill.= By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated.
$1.25.

"The Tinkham Brothers" were the devoted sons of an
invalid mother. The story tells how they purchased
a tide-mill, which afterwards, by the ill-will and
obstinacy of neighbors, became a source of much
trouble to them. It tells also how, by discretion
and the exercise of a peaceable spirit, they at
last overcame all difficulties.

"Mr. TROWBRIDGE'S humor, his fidelity to nature,
and story-telling power lose nothing with years;
and he stands at the head of those who are
furnishing a literature for the young, clean and
sweet in tone, and always of interest and
value."--_The Continent._

=The Satin-wood Box.= By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.25.

"Mr. TROWBRIDGE has always a purpose in his
writings, and this time he has undertaken to show
how very near an innocent boy can come to the
guilty edge and yet be able by fortunate
circumstances to rid himself of all suspicion of
evil. There is something winsome about the hero;
but he has a singular way of falling into bad
luck, although the careful reader will never feel
the least disposed to doubt his honesty.... It is
the pain and perplexity which impart to the story
its intense interest."--_Syracuse Standard._

=The Little Master.= By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.25.

This is the story of a schoolmaster, his trials,
disappointments, and final victory. It will recall
to many a man his experience in teaching pupils,
and in managing their opinionated and self-willed
parents.