By Thomas R. Best

The most portentous crisis in the history of the human family has just passed. The World War was conceived in greed and will be consummated in justice. It will prove a blessing to mankind, because it spells emancipation to countless unborn generations from enslaving political and social evils. It is a big subject and one that will be discussed in every household for many years to come. Questions will arise that only a clear, concise account of the war in handy form can settle.

Therefore, we ask you to consider History of the World War by Thomas R. Best which has been written from the American standpoint. It is purely history—not vituperation. This volume has a chronology of important events that will prove of inestimable reference value.

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What Makes a Superwoman?

Seek the Superwoman

You will find her in almost every generation, in almost every country, in almost every city. She is not a typical adventuress, she is not a genius. The reason for her strong power is occult. The nameless charm is found as often in homely, clumsy, dull, old masculine women as in the reverse of these types.

What Makes a Superwoman?

If you think the problem worth while, why not try to solve it by reading Albert Payson Terhune's great book, SUPERWOMEN? From Cleopatra to Lady Hamilton—they are mighty interesting characters. Some of them smashed thrones, some of them were content with wholesale heart smashing. You will know their secret, or rather their secrets, for seldom did two of them follow the same plan of campaign.

We have prepared a very handsome, special, limited edition of the book, worthy of a place on your "best book" shelf. If you subscribe to AINSLEE'S MAGAZINE now you can purchase it for 50¢. Send us a money order for $2.50 and receive SUPERWOMEN postpaid, and, in addition, over 1900 pages of splendid fiction throughout the coming year. AINSLEE'S MAGAZINE is the best and smartest purely fiction magazine published. You cannot invest $2.50 in reading matter to better advantage than by availing yourself of this offer. Send check or money order or, if you remit in cash, do not fail to register the envelope. Act now!

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More Machinery

That's what we needed to fill the demand for the S. & S. novels. You see, we were somewhat restricted in our output by the War Industries Board, with whose ruling we gladly complied for patriotic reasons. While the restrictions were on we used up pretty nearly all of our surplus stock so that when we were no longer under orders from the Government, we found ourselves with a lot of orders and very little stock.

We have just about caught up now, thanks to some new machinery we have installed which turns out paper-covered books very fast.

Therefore, you can get a very good assortment of the S. & S. novels from your news dealer, including the famous Horatio Alger books.

That boy you know will be mighty glad to have you make him a present of one or two of the Alger books. Ask your dealer for a list of the titles.

Here are some good ones that we published within the past two months:

If the above are ordered from the publishers, 4¢ must be added to the retail price of each copy to cover postage.

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79 Seventh Avenue,    New York City

We Need Your O. K.

We must have it. We really cannot do business without it. If money's worth, cleanliness, and quality of interest meet with your approval, you are sure to "O. K." the S. & S. novels.

There are some fifteen hundred titles in print in our lines, among which are the famous BERTHA CLAY books. There are some 125 of these in our present list. We give you the titles of a few exceptionally interesting ones. You won't make any mistake buying one or more of these titles in the New Bertha Clay Library:

If the above are ordered from the publishers, 4¢ must be added to the retail price of each copy to cover postage.

STREET & SMITH CORPORATION
79 Seventh Avenue,    New York City

Your Eyes Would Open

if you could see how we print and bind the S. & S. novels. They start as rolls of blank paper, and are turned out by the thousands, without a hand touching them.

You have heard wonderful stories about machines that turn out loaves of bread and crackers by the ton, all crisp and brown and ready to eat, but you have not heard anything about the machines that turn out paper-covered books all ready to read. We have them, however, and that is why we can sell such books as those in the New Romance Library.

This library is a veritable storehouse of good literature. There are love stories and mystery stories and stories of occult phenomena—each one a good, big generous money's worth. Tell your news dealer you want No. 49 New Romance Library, "The Wreck of the Grosvenor", by W. Clark Russell. If he cannot supply you, send us    in stamps and we will send it to you postpaid. When you get it, you can confidently settle yourself down for two or three evenings of the best reading you ever had.

If the above are ordered from the publishers, 4¢ must be added to the retail price of each copy to cover postage.

STREET & SMITH CORPORATION
79 Seventh Avenue,    New York City

Buffalo Bill Border Stories

This line will be devoted exclusively to stories written by Colonel Prentiss Ingraham about his lifelong friend Buffalo Bill. These two men were inseparable companions, and Colonel Ingraham is therefore well qualified to write stories of the adventures of the old-time scout and plainsman. These stories are destined to be immensely popular, because they are drawn true to life. They bring the open plains right to the reader's front door, as it were.

The fact that these stories are historically correct gives them a very secure place in American literature. Manifestly, no history was ever written that could give space in such detail to the adventures of a single man, no matter how important his life's work may have been; it really takes a line of so-called fiction to do it, and we can honestly say that the stories in this line do justice to the interesting character of Buffalo Bill.

Buffalo Bill Border Stories are not for boys; they were written expressly for adults.