M.A. DONOHUE & COMPANY
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FAMOUS BOOKS BY FAMOUS AUTHORS
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DOWN THE SLOPE
By JAMES OTIS
The hero of this story is a young boy who, in order to assist his
mother, works as a "breaker" in a coal mine. The book tells how coal
miners work; their social condition; their hardships and privations.
TEDDY
By JAMES OTIS
A captivating story of how Teddy, a village boy, helped to raise the
mortgage on his mother's home, and the means he took for doing so. The
obstacles his crabbed uncle placed in his way; his connection with the
fakirs at the County Fair; his successful Cane and Knife Board venture;
his queer lot of friends and now they aided him; and how he finally
outwitted his enemies.
TELEGRAPH TOM'S VENTURE
By JAMES OTIS
A highly entertaining story of the adventures of a boy who assisted a
United States officer of the law in working up a famous case. The
narrative is both interesting and instructive in that it shows what a
bright boy can accomplish when thrown upon his own resources, and also
portrays the manner in which such officers do their work.
MESSENGER NO. 48
By JAMES OTIS
Relates the experience of a faithful messenger boy in a large city, who
in answering a call was the means of ferreting out a band of criminals
who for years had baffled the police and detectives. The story tells of
the many dangers and hardships these boys have to undergo, the important
services they often render by their clever movements; and how by his
fidelity to duty, Messenger Boy No.
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