The Transient Lake; or, Frank Reade, Jr.'s Adventures in a Mysterious Country
CHAPTER XII.
THE END OF THE STORY.
All this while poor Pomp had been lying insensible upon a heap of mats in the after cabin, where he had been dragged and left.
But now the darky began to come out of his faint.
The blow upon the skull had inflicted no serious wound, and he must be all right again shortly. But for a time he was sick and dizzy.
Frank and Barney found him and gave him some stimulants. He very quickly recuperated.
Then he remembered his experience with Bowler on the deck. He felt somewhat crestfallen.
But Frank said:
“It’s all right, Pomp; you meant well, but the fellow was treacherous. Next time don’t get caught.”
“Yo’ kin jes’ bet on dat!” cried the darky. “I won’t trust nobody aftah dis.”
It is needless to say that the aerial voyagers were delighted with the result of the affair. Their deliverance was due to Frank’s shrewdness and marvelous ingenuity.
The two prisoners were confined in the after cabin. But it was now a question as to what it was best to do with them.
“Suppose we go down and talk with their companions!” said Nicodemus; “perhaps they will make up their minds to behave themselves and let us alone after this!”
“Very well,” agreed Frank. “We will try that.”
So down sank the air-ship. The gold seekers were seen grouped below in a state of much excitement.
Frank went to the rail and opened a parley with them.
“We have your two leaders, Dooley and Bowler, as prisoners!” declared the young inventor. “We want to know if you are going to play any more treacherous games upon
The gold seekers were evidently astonished at the turning of tables in so unexpected a manner.”
But finally they came to Frank’s terms and made fervid vows never to trouble the air-ship or its party again.
Their spokesman said:
“To tell ther truth, mister, we don’t believe in ther story of ther hidden gold an’ we’re sick of the whole thing. We’re goin’ back to Para.”
“Very good!” said Frank. “I will set your leaders free upon that condition.”
Then he went into the cabin and talked with Dooley and Bowler. They readily agreed to Frank’s terms.
“I shall follow you as far as the shore of the lake,” declared the young inventor; “if you dare to return I will drop dynamite bombs upon you and destroy you.”
Dooley was satisfied.
He saw that it was of no use to attempt to cope with the voyagers. Moreover, he had lost faith in the existence of the treasure.
He was in fact sick of the whole job and decided to return to America at the first chance. So he said:
“I’ll do as you say. I’m quits on this thing. It’s an accursed country, anyway.”
A short while later the two villains returned to their companions. They at once started for the shore of the lake.
Frank decided not to accompany them, for he saw that Dooley was in earnest.
As the villain dropped from the air-ship, Frank said:
“As an extra incentive, I will promise this, in spite of your bad treatment of us. If we find the gold I will overtake you and give you a fair division.”
Dooley hung his head and muttered abashed thanks. Then he and his party were off.
The aerial voyagers continued the quest for the gold. All that day they explored the sandy basin.
Toward night a find was made.
A number of human bones were mixed up with several hundred ingots of the yellow stuff. It was taken aboard the air-ship.
Frank estimated its value.
“There is about thirty thousand dollars in the pile,” he said, “there are twelve in Dooley’s party and four in ours. That will make about two thousand each on a fair division.”
“They are not entitled to any of it,” snapped Nicodemus.
“Perhaps not,” said Frank, “but we have banished them from the search and therefore ought to divide. At any rate I have promised it.”
“Oh, I don’t kick,” said the captain, cheerfully; “I am satisfied. It was not the gold I cared for so much as to solve the mystery of this lake.”
“And that we are now at liberty to do,” said Frank; “we will first overtake Dooley and his men and divide. Then we will do a little exploring.”
With this decision none found fault. So Frank took his leave of the treasure basin.
The gold seekers were overtaken on the shore of the lake. They were astonished at Frank’s generous announcement.
And when the gold was turned over to them Dooley wrung Frank’s hand and said:
“You’re the only square man I ever met in my life. I like your style. I’m going ter turn over a new leaf an’ do better.”
Then Dooley and his men set out to the eastward for the head waters of the Paraguay where they had boats. None of the aerial voyagers ever saw them again.
But one thing more now remained to be done to complete the success of the trip.
This was to find the source of the Transient Lake and if possible discover an explanation of its curious appearance and disappearance.
For full one hundred of the two hundred miles of its width the air-ship sailed over the lake. They were now very near the centre.
And here a mighty circular bowl-shaped basin was seen. It had curious galleries leading down into the earth.
These were cut out of the solid rock. This basin covered hundreds of acres. The air-ship was here brought to a stop.
“Here,” said Frank, positively, “this is the outlet of the lake, if anywhere.”
Nicodemus gave the place a critical glance. Then he said succinctly:
“Skipper, you’re right!”
And as fate had it, while they were watching the curious basin, a strange sound began to arise from it.
It was a dull, distant, hollow booming, and then suddenly little channels of water began to appear in the rock galleries.
“Begorra, it’s afther comin’!” cried Barney.
With interest the aerial voyagers watched the phenomenon.
Suddenly from an orifice in the centre of the basin there shot up to the height of fifty feet a great column of water.
Then in an incredibly short space of time from all the galleries there rushed forth great seething volumes, swift as the rush of Niagara.
And once full, the great basin overflowed in a second, sending a mighty tidal wave across the country at race-horse speed.
Small wonder that the ship’s crew had been overtaken and overwhelmed. Nothing could have outstripped that line of swiftly rolling water.
On all the wide earth Frank and his companions thought there could be no phenomenon to equal this.
It was without parallel. Within the incredible space of an hour the Transient Lake, tranquil and placid, was once more restored to its basin.
The air-ship hung silently over it. Birds shot across its surface, and small fish played in its limpid depths.
Above, the sky was calm and serene. A fierce tropical heat beat down upon all.
Captain Nicodemus turned to Frank.
“Well, skipper,” he said. “What do you think of it?”
Frank drew a deep breath.
“It is a wonderful freak of mighty nature,” he said. “I am satisfied. Let us go home!”
“Home!”
It was a magic word just now. The aerial voyagers had accomplished their project, and had explored the Transient Lake.
They had yet a mighty distance to travel, and after all there is no place like home.
So Frank turned the course of the air-ship eastward.
A farewell look was taken at the mysterious country and its Transient Lake.
Then the air-ship sailed away.
It is a long journey from the Andes to the Atlantic.
It seemed an eternity of jungle, stream, and forest of hideous marsh and barren plain ere the tossing waters of the stormy ocean were seen.
Then a course was shaped northward along the coast.
Stops were made briefly at Santos and Rio Janeiro. Then the South American coast was left behind.
On sailed the air-ship over the West India Islands toward the coast of Florida.
“Begorra, there’s no place loike the United States afther all,” declared Barney, “savin’ mebbe ould Oireland.”
“Huh!” exclaimed Pomp; “yo’ allus hab to place dat lily bit of an island befo’ eberyfing else.”
“Bejabers, an’ phwy shouldn’t I?” asked Barney, sharply; “ain’t it the truth, to be shure?”
“If dey grow such tings as yo’ dar, wild, I kain’t say I fink it am anyfing but a berry lily green spot on de face ob de yairth,” averred Pomp, solemnly.
Barney was tired in a moment. He saw the fun lurking in the corners of Pomp’s eyes.
He was all ready for a ruction and this assertion touched him off.
“So yez think it is only a little grand spot, eh?” asked the Celt, rolling up his sleeves. “Well, grane is not hurtful to the eyes, I’ve heard tell, loike the black yez get in Afriky.”
“Wha’ yo’ know ’bout Afriky?” exclaimed Pomp.
“What do yez know about Oireland?” spluttered Barney.
“All I knows ’bout it is jest wha’ yo’ hab tole me, an’ dat am enuff,” sniffed Pomp. “Wha’ yo’ got yo’ sleeves rolled up fo’?”
“Begorra, I don’t allow any mon to insult me or me native land,” said the Celt, hitching up his trousers; “here’s phwat backs me up.”
He shook a fist in Pomp’s face. The darky dodged, and the Celt made a biff at him. Then they closed in an exciting encounter. Long and hard it was, but as it would have been impossible to injure either one of their tough skins and hardy frames by any dint of such pounding and wrestling, they finally emerged from the encounter hardly the worse for it.
But the honor of each was satisfied, and their mania for wrestling as well.
In due course of time the Gulf of Mexico was crossed, and one day Captain Nicodemus sighted Key West.
The voyagers could not refrain from a jolly cheer at the sight of their native land.
Soon the air-ship was sailing over the great swamps of Okeechobee, and then swept over the great orange groves and plantations of the sandy state. Georgia, South and North Carolina followed.
Along the Atlantic coast the voyagers journeyed until finally the mouth of the Chesapeake came into view, and later the Potomac. Then they hung over the Capitol city and steered west for Readestown.
The great journey was ended.
The Transient Lake and the mysterious country had been visited and were now history in the minds of the aerial voyagers. They had also brought home some of the gold.
All were satisfied and this was enough. Captain Nicodemus embraced Frank gratefully for this, his last voyage. Then he returned to his home.
Frank Reade, Jr., Barney and Pomp are yet in Readestown. The young inventor is studying up new things which we may hear from at some future day.
THE END.
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216 Fred Fearnot and the Hindoo; or, The Wonderful Juggler at Coppertown.
217 Fred Fearnot Snow Bound; or, Fun with Pericles Smith.
218 Fred Fearnot’s Great Fire Fight; or, Rescuing a Prairie School.
219 Fred Fearnot in New Orleans; or, Up Against the Mafia.
220 Fred Fearnot and the Haunted House; or, Unravellng a Great Mystery.
221 Fred Fearnot on the Mississippi; or, The Blackleg’s Murderous Plot.
222 Fred Fearnot’s Wolf Hunt; or, A Battle for Life In the Dark.
223 Fred Fearnot and the “Greaser”; or, The Fight to Death with Lariats.
224 Fred Fearnot in Mexico; or, Fighting the Revolutionists.
225 Fred Fearnot’s Daring Bluff; or, The Nerve that Saved His Life.
226 Fred Fearnot and the Grave Digger; or, The Mystery of a Cemetery.
227 Fred Fearnot’s Wall Street Deal; or, Between the Bulls and the Bears.
228 Fred Fearnot and “Mr. Jones”; or, The Insurance Man in Trouble.
229 Fred Fearnot’s Big Gift; or, A Week at Old Avon.
230 Fred Fearnot and the “Witch”; or, Exposing an Old Fraud.
231 Fred Fearnot’s Birthday; or, A Big Time at New Era.
232 Fred Fearnot and the Sioux Chief; or, Searching for a Lost Girl.
233 Fred Fearnot’s Mortal Enemy; or, The Man on the Black Horse.
234 Fred Fearnot at Canyon Castle; or, Entertaining His Friends.
235 Fred Fearnot and the Commanche; or, Teaching a Redskin a Lesson.
236 Fred Fearnot Suspected; or, Trailed by a Treasury Sleuth.
237 Fred Fearnot and the Promoter; or, Breaking Up a Big Scheme.
238 Fred Fearnot and “Old Grizzly”; or, The Man Who Didn’t Know.
239 Fred Fearnot’s Rough Riders; or, Driving Out the Squatters.
240 Fred Fearnot and the Black Fiend; or, Putting Down a Riot.
241 Fred Fearnot in Tennessee; or, The Demon of the Mountains.
242 Fred Fearnot and the “Terror”; or, Calling Down a Bad Man.
243 Fred Fearnot in West Virginia; or, Helping the Revenue Agents.
244 Fred Fearnot and His Athletes; or, A Great Charity Tour.
245 Fred Fearnot’s Strange Adventure; or, The Queer Old Man of the Mountain.
246 Fred Fearnot and the League; or, Up Against a Bad Lot.
247 Fred Fearnot’s Wonderful Race; or, Beating a Horse on Foot.
248 Fred Fearnot and the Wrestler; or, Throwing a Great Champion.
249 Fred Fearnot and the Bankrupt; or, Ferreting Out a Fraud.
250 Fred Fearnot as a Redskin; or, Trailing a Captured Girl.
251 Fred Fearnot and the “Greenhorn”; or, Fooled for Once in His Life.
252 Fred Fearnot and the Bloodhounds; or, Tracked by Mistake.
253 Fred Fearnot’s Boy Scouts; or, Hot Times In the Rockies.
254 Fred Fearnot and the Waif of Wall Street; or, A Smart Boy Broker.
255 Fred Fearnot’s Buffalo Hunt; or, The Gamest Boy in the West.
256 Fred Fearnot and the Mill Boy; or, A Desperate Dash for Life.
257 Fred Fearnot’s Great Trotting Match; or, Beating the Record.
258 Fred Fearnot and the Hidden Marksman; or, The Mystery of Thunder Mountain.
259 Fred Fearnot’s Boy Champion; or, Fighting for His Rights.
260 Fred Fearnot and the Money King; or, A Big Deal in Wall Street.
261 Fred Fearnot’s Gold Hunt; or, The Boy Trappers of Goose Lake.
262 Fred Fearnot and the Ranch Boy; or, Lively Times with the Broncho Busters.
263 Fred Fearnot after the Sharpers; or, Exposing a Desperate Game.
264 Fred Fearnot and the Firebugs; or, Saving a City.
265 Fred Fearnot in the Lumber Camps; or, Hustling in the Backwoods.
266 Fred Fearnot and the Orphan; or, The Luck of a Plucky Boy.
267 Fred Fearnot at Forty Mile Creek; or, Knocking About in the West.
268 Fred Fearnot and the Boy Speculator; or, From a Dollar to a Million.
269 Fred Fearnot’s Canoe Club; or, A Trip on the Mississippi.
270 Fred Fearnot and the Errand Boy; or, Bound to Make Money.
271 Fred Fearnot’s Cowboy Guide; or, The Perils of Death Valley.
272 Fred Fearnot and the Sheep Herders; or, Trapping the Ranch Robbers.
273 Fred Fearnot on the Stage; or, Before the Footlights for Charity.
274 Fred Fearnot and the Masked Band; or, The Fate of the Mountain Express.
275 Fred Fearnot’s Trip to Frisco; or, Trapping the Chinese Opium Smugglers.
276 Fred Fearnot and the Widow’s Son; or, The Worst Boy in New York.
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LATEST ISSUES:
184 The Bradys on Blizzard Island; or, Tracking the Gold Thieves of Cape Nome.
185 The Bradys In the Black Hills; or, Their Case in North Dakota.
186 The Bradys and “Faro Frank”; or, A Hot Case in the Gold Mines.
187 The Bradys and the “Rube”; or, Tracking the Confidence Men.
188 The Bradys as Firemen; or, Tracking a Gang of Incendiaries.
189 The Bradys in the Oil Country; or, The Mystery of the Giant Gusher.
190 The Bradys and the Blind Beggar; or, The Worst Crook of All.
191 The Bradys and the Bankbreakers; or, Working the Thugs of Chicago.
192 The Bradys and the Seven Skulls; or, The Clew That Was Found In the Barn.
193 The Bradys in Mexico; or, The Search for the Aztec Treasure House.
194 The Bradys at Black Run; or, Trailing the Coiners of Candle Creek.
195 The Bradys Among the Bulls and Bears; or, Working the Wires In Wall Street.
196 The Bradys and the King; or, Working for the Bank of England.
197 The Bradys and the Duke’s Diamonds; or, The Mystery of the Yacht.
198 The Bradys and the Bed Rock Mystery; or, Working in the Black Hills.
199 The Bradys and the Card Crooks; or, Working on an Ocean Liner.
200 The Bradys and “John Smith”; or, The Man Without a Name.
201 The Bradys and the Manhunters; or, Down in the Dismal Swamp.
202 The Bradys and the High Rock Mystery; or, The Secret of the Seven Steps.
203 The Bradys at the Block House; or, Rustling the Rustlers on the Frontier.
204 The Bradys In Baxter Street; or, The House Without a Door.
205 The Bradys Midnight Call; or, The Mystery of Harlem Heights.
206 The Bradys Behind the Bars; or, Working on Blackwells Island.
207 The Bradys and the Brewer’s Bonds; or, Working on a Wall Street Case.
208 The Bradys on the Bowery; or, The Search for a Missing Girl.
209 The Bradys and the Pawnbroker; or, A Very Mysterious Case.
210 The Bradys and the Gold Fakirs; or, Working for the Mint.
211 The Bradys at Bonanza Bay; or, Working on a Million Dollar Clew.
212 The Bradys and the Black Riders; or, The Mysterious Murder at Wildtown.
213 The Bradys and Senator Slam; or, Working With Washington Crooks.
214 The Bradys and the Man from Nowhere; or, Their Very Hardest Case.
215 The Bradys and “No. 99”; or, The Search for a Mad Millionaire.
216 The Bradys at Baffin’s Bay; or, The Trail Which Led to the Arctic.
217 The Bradys and Gim Lee; or, Working a Clew in Chinatown.
218 The Bradys and the “Yegg” Men; or, Seeking a Clew on the Road.
219 The Bradys and the Blind Banker; or, Ferreting Out the Wall Street Thieves.
220 The Bradys and the Black Cat; or, Working Among the Card Crooks of Chicago.
221 The Bradys and the Texas Oil King; or, Seeking a Clew in the Southwest.
222 The Bradys and the Night Hawk; or, New York at Midnight.
223 The Bradys in the Bad Lands; or, Hot work in South Dakota.
224 The Bradys at Breakneck Hall; or, The Mysterious House on the Harlem.
225 The Bradys and the Fire Marshal; or, Hot Work In Hornersville.
226 The Bradys and the Three Sheriffs; or, Doing a Turn in Tennessee.
227 The Bradys and the Opium Smugglers; or, A Hot Trail on the Pacific Coast.
228 The Bradys’ Boomerang; or, Shaking Up the Wall Street Wire Tappers.
229 The Bradys Among the Rockies; or, Working Away Out West.
230 The Bradys and Judge Lynch; or, After the Arkansas Terror.
231 The Bradys and the Bagg Boys; or, Hustling in the Black Hills.
232 The Bradys and Captain Bangs; or, The Mystery of a Mississippi Steamer.
233 The Bradys in Maiden Lane; or, Tracking the Diamond Crooks.
234 The Bradys and Wells-Fargo Case; or, The Mystery of the Montana Mall.
235 The Bradys and “Bowery Bill”; or, The Crooks of Coon Alley.
236 The Bradys at Bushel Bend; or, Smoking Out the Chinese Smugglers.
237 The Bradys and the Messenger Boy; or, The A. D. T. Mystery.
238 The Bradys and the Wire Gang; or, The Great Race-Track Swindle.
239 The Bradys Among the Mormons; or, Secret Work in Salt Lake City.
240 The Bradys and “Fancy Frank”; or, The Velvet Gang of Flood Bar.
241 The Bradys at Battle Cliff; or, Chased Up the Grand Canyon.
242 The Bradys and “Mustang Mike”; or, The Man With the Branded Hand.
243 The Bradys at Gold Hill; or, The Mystery of the Man from Montana.
244 The Bradys and Pilgrim Pete; or, The Tough Sports of Terror Gulch.
245 The Bradys and the Black Eagle Express; or, The Fate of the Frisco Flyer.
246 The Bradys and Hi-Lo-Jak; or, Dark Deeds in Chinatown.
247 The Bradys and the Texas Rangers; or, Rounding up the Green Goods Fakirs.
248 The Bradys and “Simple Sue”; or, The Keno Queen of Sawdust City.
249 The Bradys and the Wall Street Wizard; or, the Cash That Did Not Come.
250 The Bradys and Cigarette Charlie; or, the Smoothest Crook in the World.
251 The Bradys at Bandit Gulch; or, From Wall Street to the Far West.
252 The Bradys in the Foot-Hills; or, The Blue Band of Hard Luck Gulch.
253 The Bradys and Brady the Banker; or, The Secret of the Old Santa Fe Trail.
254 The Bradys’ Graveyard Clue; or, Dealings With Doctor Death.
255 The Bradys and “Lonely Luke”; or, The Hard Gang of Hardscrabble.
256 The Bradys and Tombstone Tom; or, A Hurry Call from Arizona.
257 The Bradys’ Backwoods Trail; or, Landing the Log Rollers Gang.
258 The Bradys and “Joe Jinger”; or, The Clew in the Convict Camp.
259 The Bradys at Madman’s Roost; or, A Clew from the Golden Gate.
260 The Bradys and the Border Band; or, Six Weeks’ Work Along the Line.
261 The Bradys in Sample City; or, The Gang of the Silver Seven.
262 The Bradys’ Mott Street Mystery; or, The Case of Mrs. Ching Chow.
263 The Bradys’ Black Butte Raid; or, Trailing the Idaho “Terror.”
264 The Bradys and Jockey Joe; or, Crooked Work at the Race Track.
265 The Bradys at Kicking Horse Canyon; or, Working for the Canadian Pacific.
266 The Bradys and “Black Jack”; or, Tracking the Negro Crooks.
267 The Bradys’ Wild West Clew; or, Knocking About Nebraska.
268 The Bradys’ Dash to Deadwood; or, A Mystery of the Black Hills.
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THE STAGE.
No. 41. THE BOYS OF NEW YORK END MEN’S JOKE BOOK.—Containing a great variety of the latest jokes used by the most famous end men. No amateur minstrels is complete without this wonderful little book.
No. 42. THE BOYS OF NEW YORK STUMP SPEAKER.—Containing a varied assortment of stump speeches, Negro, Dutch and Irish. Also end men’s jokes. Just the thing for home amusement and amateur shows.
No. 45. THE BOYS OF NEW YORK MINSTREL GUIDE AND JOKE BOOK.—Something new and very instructive. Every boy should obtain this book, as it contains full instructions for organizing an amateur minstrel troupe.
No. 65. MULDOON’S JOKES.—This is one of the most original joke books ever published, and it is brimful of wit and humor. It contains a large collection of songs, jokes, conundrums, etc., of Terrence Muldoon, the great wit, humorist, and practical joker of the day. Every boy who can enjoy a good substantial joke should obtain a copy immediately.
No. 79. HOW TO BECOME AN ACTOR.—Containing complete instructions how to make up for various characters on the stage; together with the duties of the Stage Manager, Prompter, Scenic Artist and Property Man. By a prominent Stage Manager.
No. 80. GUS WILLIAMS’ JOKE BOOK.—Containing the latest jokes, anecdotes and funny stories of this world-renowned and ever popular German comedian. Sixty-four pages; handsome colored cover containing a half-tone photo of the author.
HOUSEKEEPING.
No. 16. HOW TO KEEP A WINDOW GARDEN.—Containing full instructions for constructing a window garden either in town or country, and the most approved methods for raising beautiful flowers at home. The most complete book of the kind ever published.
No. 30. HOW TO COOK.—One of the most instructive books on cooking ever published. It contains recipes for cooking meats, fish, game, and oysters; also pies, puddings, cakes and all kinds of pastry, and a grand collection of recipes by one of our most popular cooks.
No. 37. HOW TO KEEP HOUSE.—It contains information for everybody, boys, girls, men and women; it will teach you how to make almost anything around the house, such as parlor ornaments, brackets, cements, Æolian harps, and bird lime for catching birds.
ELECTRICAL.
No. 46. HOW TO MAKE AND USE ELECTRICITY.—A description of the wonderful uses of electricity and electro magnetism; together with full instructions for making Electric Toys, Batteries, etc. By George Trebel, A. M., M. D. Containing over fifty illustrations.
No. 64. HOW TO MAKE ELECTRICAL MACHINES.—Containing full directions for making electrical machines, induction coils, dynamos, and many novel toys to be worked by electricity. By R. A. R. Bennett. Fully illustrated.
No. 67. HOW TO DO ELECTRICAL TRICKS. Containing a large collection of instructive and highly amusing electrical tricks, together with illustrations. By A. Anderson.
ENTERTAINMENT.
No. 9. HOW TO BECOME A VENTRILOQUIST.—By Harry Kennedy. The secret given away. Every intelligent boy reading this book of instructions, by a practical professor (delighting audiences every night with his wonderful imitations), can master the art, and create any amount of fun for himself and friends. It is the greatest book ever published, and there’s millions (of fun) in it.
No. 20. HOW TO ENTERTAIN AN EVENING PARTY.—A very valuable little book just published. A complete compendium of games, sports, card diversions, comic recitations, etc., suitable for parlor or drawing-room entertainment. It contains more for the money than any book published.
No. 35. HOW TO PLAY GAMES.—A complete and useful little book, containing the rules and regulations of billiards, bagatelle, backgammon, croquet, dominoes, etc.
No. 36. HOW TO SOLVE CONUNDRUMS.—Containing all the leading conundrums of the day, amusing riddles, curious catches and witty sayings.
No. 52. HOW TO PLAY CARDS.—A complete and handy little book, giving the rules and full directions for playing Euchre, Cribbage, Casino, Forty-Five, Rounce, Pedro Sancho, Draw Poker, Auction Pitch, All Fours, and many other popular games of cards.
No. 66. HOW TO DO PUZZLES.—Containing over three hundred interesting puzzles and conundrums, with key to same. A complete book. Fully illustrated. By A. Anderson.
ETIQUETTE.
No. 13. HOW TO DO IT; OR, BOOK OF ETIQUETTE.—It is a great life secret, and one that every young man desires to know all about. There’s happiness in it.
No. 33. HOW TO BEHAVE.—Containing the rules and etiquette of good society and the easiest and most approved methods of appearing to good advantage at parties, balls, the theatre, church, and in the drawing-room.
DECLAMATION.
No. 27. HOW TO RECITE AND BOOK OF RECITATIONS.—Containing the most popular selections in use, comprising Dutch dialect, French dialect, Yankee and Irish dialect pieces, together with many standard readings.
No. 31. HOW TO BECOME A SPEAKER.—Containing fourteen illustrations, giving the different positions requisite to become a good speaker, reader and elocutionist. Also containing gems from all the popular authors of prose and poetry, arranged in the most simple and concise manner possible.
No. 49. HOW To DEBATE.—Giving rules for conducting debates, outlines for debates, questions for discussion, and the best sources for procuring information on the questions given.
SOCIETY.
No. 3. HOW TO FLIRT.—The arts and wiles of flirtation are fully explained by this little book. Besides the various methods of handkerchief, fan, glove, parasol, window and hat flirtation, it contains a full list of the language and sentiment of flowers, which is interesting to everybody, both old and young. You cannot be happy without one.
No. 4. HOW TO DANCE is the title of a new and handsome little book just issued by Frank Tousey. It contains full instructions in the art of dancing, etiquette in the ball-room and at parties, how to dress, and full directions for calling off in all popular square dances.
No. 5. HOW TO MAKE LOVE.—A complete guide to love, courtship and marriage, giving sensible advice, rules and etiquette to be observed, with many curious and interesting things not generally known.
No. 17. HOW TO DRESS.—Containing full instruction in the art of dressing and appearing well at home and abroad, giving the selections of colors, material, and how to have them made up.
No. 18. HOW TO BECOME BEAUTIFUL.—One of the brightest and most valuable little books ever given to the world. Everybody wishes to know how to become beautiful, both male and female. The secret is simple, and almost costless. Read this book and be convinced how to become beautiful.
BIRDS AND ANIMALS.
No. 7. HOW TO KEEP BIRDS.—Handsomely illustrated and containing full instructions for the management and training of the canary, mockingbird, bobolink, blackbird, paroquet, parrot, etc.
No. 39. HOW TO RAISE DOGS, POULTRY, PIGEONS AND RABBITS. A useful and instructive book. Handsomely illustrated. By Ira Drofraw.
No. 40. HOW TO MAKE AND SET TRAPS.—Including hints on how to catch moles, weasels, otter, rats, squirrels and birds. Also how to cure skins. Copiously illustrated. By. J. Harrington Keene.
No. 50. HOW TO STUFF BIRDS AND ANIMALS.—A valuable book, giving instructions in collecting, preparing, mounting and preserving birds, animals and insects.
No. 51. HOW TO KEEP AND MANAGE PETS.—Giving complete information as to the manner and method of raising, keeping, taming, breeding, and managing all kinds of pets; also giving full instructions for making cages, etc. Fully explained by twenty-eight illustrations, making it the most complete book of the kind ever published.
MISCELLANEOUS.
No. 8. HOW TO BECOME A SCIENTIST.—A useful and instructive book, giving a complete treatise on chemistry and experiments in acoustics, mechanics, mathematics, chemistry, and directions for making fireworks, colored fires, and gas balloons. This book cannot be equaled.
No. 14. HOW TO MAKE CANDY.—A complete hand-book for making all kinds of candy, ice cream, syrups, essences, etc., etc.
No. 19. FRANK TOUSEY’S UNITED STATES DISTANCE TABLES. POCKET COMPANION AND GUIDE.—Giving the official distances on all the railroads of the United States and Canada. Also table of distances by water to foreign ports, back fares in the principal cities, reports of the census, etc., etc., making it one of the most complete and handy books published.
No. 38. HOW TO BECOME YOUR OWN DOCTOR.—A wonderful book, containing useful and practical information in the treatment of ordinary diseases and ailments common in every family. Abounding in useful and effective recipes for general complaints.
No. 55. HOW TO COLLECT STAMPS AND COINS.—Containing valuable information regarding the collecting and arranging of stamps and coins. Handsomely illustrated.
No. 58. HOW TO BE A DETECTIVE.—By Old King Brady, the world-known detective. In which he lays down some valuable and sensible rules for beginners, and also relates some adventures and experiences of well-known detectives.
No. 60. HOW TO BECOME A PHOTOGRAPHER.—Containing useful information regarding the Camera and how to work it: also how to make Photographic Magic Lantern Slides and other Transparencies. Handsomely illustrated. By Captain W. De W. Abney.
No. 62. HOW TO BECOME A WEST POINT MILITARY CADET.—Containing full explanations how to gain admittance, course of Study, Examinations, Duties, Staff of Officers, Post Guard, Police Regulations, Fire Department, and all a boy should know to be a Cadet. Compiled and written by Lu Senarens, author of “How to Become a Naval Cadet.”
No. 63. HOW TO BECOME A NAVAL CADET.—Complete instructions of how to gain admission to the Annapolis Naval Academy. Also containing the course of instruction, description of grounds and buildings, historical sketch, and everything a boy should know to become an officer in the United States Navy. Compiled and written by Lu Senarens, author of “How to Become a West Point Military Cadet.”
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FRANK READE WEEKLY MAGAZINE.
Containing Stories of Adventures on Land, Sea, and in the Air.
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All our readers know Frank Reade, Jr., the greatest inventor of the age, and his two fun-loving chums, Barney and Pomp. The stories published in this magazine contain a true account of the wonderful and exciting adventures of the famous inventor, with his marvellous flying machines, electrical overland engines, and his extraordinary submarine boats. Each number is a rare treat. Tell your newsdealer to get you a copy.
LATEST ISSUES.
19 Six Weeks in the Clouds; or, Frank Reade, Jr.’s Air-Ship the “Thunderbolt.”
20 Around the World Under Water; or, The Wonderful Cruise of a Submarine Boat.
21 The Mystic Brand; or, Frank Reade, Jr., and His Overland Stage.
22 Frank Reade, Jr.’s Electric Air Racer; or, Around the Globe in Thirty Days.
23 The Sunken Pirate; or, Frank Reade, Jr., In Search of a Treasure at the Bottom of the Sea.
24 Frank Reade, Jr.’s Magnetic Gun Carriage; or, Working for the U. S. Mail.
25 Frank Reade, Jr., and His Electric Ice Ship; or, Driven Adrift in the Frozen Sky.
26 Frank Reade, Jr.’s Electric Sea Engine; or, Hunting for a Sunken Diamond Mine.
27 The Black Range; or, Frank Reade, Jr., Among the Cowboys with His Electric Caravan.
28 Over the Andes with Frank Reade, Jr., In His New Air-Ship; or, Wild Adventures in Peru.
29 Frank Reade, Jr., Exploring a Submarine Mountain; or, Lost at the Bottom of the Sea.
30 Adrift in Africa; or, Frank Reade, Jr., Among the Ivory Hunters with His New Electric Wagon.
31 Frank Reade, Jr.’s Search for a Lost Man In His Latest Air Wonder.
32 Frank Reade, Jr.’s Search for the Sea Serpent; or, Six Thousand Miles Under the Sea.
33 Frank Reade, Jr.’s Prairie Whirlwind; or, The Mystery of the Hidden Canyon.
34 Around the Horizon for Ten Thousand Miles; or, Frank Reade, Jr.’s Most Wonderful Trip.
35 Lost In the Atlantic Valley; or, Frank Reade, Jr., and His Wonder, the “Dart.”
36 Frank Reade, Jr.’s Desert Explorer; or, The Underground City of the Sahara.
37 Lost In the Mountains of the Moon; or, Frank Reade, Jr.’s Great Trip with the “Scud.”
38 Under the Amazon for a Thousand Miles.
39 Frank Reade, Jr.’s Clipper of the Prairie; or, Fighting the Apaches in the Southwest.
40 The Chase of a Comet; or, Frank Reade, Jr.’s Aerial Trip with the “Flash.”
41 Across the Frozen Sea; or, Frank Reade, Jr.’s Electric Snow Cutter.
42 Frank Reade Jr.’s Electric Buckboard; or, Thrilling Adventures In North Australia.
43 Around the Arctic Circle; or, Frank Reade Jr.’s Famous Flight With His Air Ship.
44 Frank Reade Jr.’s Search for the Silver Whale; or, Under the Ocean In the Electric “Dolphin.”
45 Frank Reade, Jr., and His Electric Car; or, Outwitting a Desperate Gang.
46 To the End of the Earth; or, Frank Reade Jr.’s Great Mid-Air Flight.
47 The Missing Island; or, Frank Reade Jr.’s Voyage Under the Sea.
48 Frank Reade, Jr., In Central India; or, the Search for the Lost Savants.
49 Frank Reade, Jr. Fighting the Terror of the Coast.
50 100 Miles Below the Surface of the Sea; or, The Marvelous Trip of Frank Reade, Jr.
51 Abandoned in Alaska; or, Frank Reade, Jr.’s Thrilling Search for a Lost Gold Claim.
52 Frank Reade, Jr.’s Twenty-Five Thousand Mile Trip In the Air.
53 Under the Yellow Sea; or, Frank Reade, Jr.’s Search for the Cave of Pearls.
54 From the Nile to the Niger; or, Frank Reade, Jr. Lost In the Soudan.
55 The Electric Island; or, Frank Reade, Jr.’s Search for the Greatest Wonder on Earth.
56 The Underground Sea; or, Frank Reade, Jr.’s Subterranean Cruise.
57 From Tropic to Tropic; or, Frank Reade, Jr.’s Tour With His Bicycle Car.
58 Lost In a Comet’s Tail; or, Frank Reade, Jr.’s Strange Adventure With His Air-ship.
59 Under Four Oceans; or, Frank Reade, Jr.’s Submarine Chase of a “Sea Devil.”
60 The Mysterious Mirage; or, Frank Reade, Jr.’s Desert Search for a Secret City.
61 Latitude 90 Degrees; or, Frank Reade, Jr.’s Most Wonderful Mid-Air Flight.
62 Lost In the Great Undertow; or Frank Reade, Jr.’s Submarine Cruise In the Gulf Stream.
63 Across Australia with Frank Reade, Jr.; or, In His New Electric Car.
64 Over Two Continents; or, Frank Reade, Jr.’s Long Distance Flight.
65 Under the Equator; or, Frank Reade, Jr.’s Greatest Submarine Voyage.
66 Astray in the Selvas; or, The Wild Experiences of Frank Reade, Jr., in South America.
67 In the Wild Man’s Land; or, With Frank Reade, Jr., in the Heart of Australia.
68 From Coast to Coast; or, Frank Reade, Jr.’s Trip Across Africa.
69 Beyond the Gold Coast; or, Frank Reade, Jr.’s Overland Trip.
70 Across the Earth; or, Frank Reade, Jr.’s Latest Trip With His New Air Ship.
71 Six Weeks Buried in a Deep Sea Cave; or, Frank Reade, Jr.’s Great Submarine Search.
72 Across the Desert of Fire; or, Frank Reade, Jr.’s Marvelous Trip in a Strange Country.
73 The Transient Lake; or, Frank Reade, Jr.’s Adventures in a Mysterious Country.
74 The Galleon’s Gold; or, Frank Reade, Jr.’s Deep Sea Search.
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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
1. Added Table of Contents. 2. Moved advertising from inside front cover to before inside back cover. 3. Silently corrected typographical errors. 4. Retained anachronistic and non-standard spellings as printed. 5. Enclosed italics font in _underscores_. 6. Enclosed bold font in =equals=.