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Now in its twenty-fourth volume. _ ^^ 



^ SERIALS, NEW FEATURES, ETC.: 



The Story of Keedon Bluffs. 



By Charles Egbert Craddock. author of" The Prophet of 

 the Great Smoky Mountains, '' Down the Ravine," etc. 

 A serial of boy life in the I'ennessee Mountains. Illus- 

 trated by Edmund H. Garrett. 



Romulus and Remus. 



By Charles Remington Talbot. This story is not a tale 

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Montezuma's Gold Mines. 



By Fred A. Ober, author of " The Silver City. A serial 

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The Secrets at Roseladies. 



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Howling Wolf and His Trick Ponies. 



By Mrs. Lizzie W. Champney. The hair-breadth adven- 

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Bird Talk. 



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In War Times at La Rose Blanche. 



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Ballads About Old-Time Authors. 



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Concord : Its Ways and By-Ways. 



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" Fairy Folk All." 



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A New Department, 



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Famous Pets. 



By Eleanor Lewis. A series of papers comprising rich 

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Longfellow's Boyhood. 



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Christmas-Tide Stories. 



A Pretty Scarecrow, by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. Taffy 

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A Helping Hand, by Mrs. James T. Fields. A Livelihood 

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Flowers I Have Met. 



By Grant Allen. Observations upon Plants and Flowers 

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Washington and His Playmates. 



By Wm. F. Came. New material from Virginia records, 

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Pictures of American Pastimes. 



By F. Childe Hassam. Stirring full-page pictures of 

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Successful American Women. 



By Sarah K. Bolton. Twelve inspiring papers, with por- 

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Wonder Wings, Mellangongs, Colossii and 

 Others. 



By C. F. Holder. Twelve marvel-chapters of animal life. 

 Illustrated by J. Carter Beard. 



A Young Prince of Commerce. 



By Seldon R. Hopkins, Commercial Council. A serial 

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Ways to Do Things. 



By various authors. Practical handiwork for young folks. 

 Opened with " Baby's Shoe," by Mrs. Jessie Jttenton Fre- 

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Search Questions in Greek History. 



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