DOWN THE RHINE; Or, Young America in Germany.
The story from its inception and through the twelve volumes (see _Second Series_), is a bewitching one, while the information imparted, concerning the countries of Europe and the isles of the sea, is not only correct in every particular, but is told in a captivating style.

"Oliver Optic" will continue to be the boy's friend, and his pleasant books will continue to be read by thousands of American boys.

What a fine holiday present either or both series of "Young America Abroad" would be for a young friend! It would make a little library highly prized by the recipient, and would not be an expensive one .-- _Providence Press._ _OLIVER OPTIC'S BOOKS._ ALL-OVER-THE-WORLD LIBRARY Illustrated Per Volume $1.25 FIRST SERIES A MISSING MILLION or The Adventures of Louis Belgrave A MILLIONAIRE AT SIXTEEN or The Cruise of the Guardian mother A YOUNG KNIGHT ERRANT or Cruising in the West Indies STRANGE SIGHTS ABROAD or A Voyage In European Waters SECOND SERIES THE AMERICAN BOYS AFLOAT or Cruising In the Orient THE YOUNG NAVIGATORS or The Foreign Cruise of the Maud UP AND DOWN THE NILE or Young Adventurers in Africa ASIATIC BREEZES or Students on the Wing (in press) The bare announcement of a new series of books by Oliver Optic will delight boys all over the country.

When they farther learn that their favorite author proposes to 'personally conduct' his army of readers on a grand tour of the world, there will be a terrible scramble for excursion tickets--that is, the opening volume of the 'Globe Trotting Series.' Of one thing the boys may be dead sure, it will be no tame, humdrum journey, for Oliver Optic does not believe that fun and excitement are injurious to boys, but, on the contrary, if of the right kind he thinks it does them good.

Louis Belgrave is a fortunate lad, because, at the age of sixteen, he was the possessor of a cool million of dollars.