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cram full of stories and anecdotes about celebrated performing 

 animals, and is a most interesting and readable book, even to t'.iose 

 who care little for the mere secrets and instructions. Over 200 

 large 12mo. pages, and over 60 illustrations. Only $1.00, 



Just published, and may be had by mail, post paid, on receipt of 

 price. 



"Every man who owns an animal, from a horse to a canary bird, 

 should have a copy. It will teach him more in a week than he could 



learn in a lifetime without it No more acceptable book could be 



put into the hands of boys who live in the country It will at once 



take its place as a standard work. . . .We do not know of a book bet- 

 ter worth the price asked for it. — New York Evening Press. 



" It seems to be a guide not only to teaching the more inteUigent 

 of the dumb beasts good tricks, but also of breaking them of bad 

 ones." — Prov. Morn. Herald. 



"It is highly spoken of by those capable of judging."— C/iicasro 

 Eve. Journal. 



"Will commend itself to most readers interested in animals." — 

 Boston Evening Traveler. 



"The anecdotes are quite amusing, and will entertain both old 

 and young." — Advance, Chicago. 



" The general method recommended is reasonable." — Brooklyn 

 Daily Eagle. 



"A more complete manual of the art of animal training than this 

 would be difficult to imagine." — iV. Y. Evening Express. 



"The teachings are very clear, and the illustrations nvunerous, 

 leaving nothing in the dark." — American TJnion. 



" With all its precision, it is by no means a purely didactic work, 

 but mingles with its clear directions a number of pleasant facts, 

 pleasantly told."— i)a2/ Book. 



$250 iNFORMATfoN For 50 Cents. 



By means of circulars and newspaper advertisements a thriving 

 business is done in selling recipes, rights to make or use wonderful 

 discoveries, and various secrets, &c. Some of them are good, some 

 worthless, some fraudulent. Many invest a few shillings or dollars 

 out of mere curiosity or in hopes of money making or gaining 

 knowledge. We have collected at costof over'$*50 all the promi- 

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 clusive right to them, so we propose to give our $250 worth to 

 tae public in a neat little book which we call the 



BOOK OF ADVERTISED WONDERS. 



This gives the good, bad and indifferent,'but with comments explain- 

 ing the real character of each. The following list will give an idea 

 of the contents : • 



