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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
27 
OUR YOUTO FOLKS 
FOR 1869. 
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serve the high literary character of the Magazine, and at 
the same time to give it a more comprehensive and practical 
cast than heretofore. They feel confident, that the arrange¬ 
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coming volume. 
The Story of a Bad Boy. By T. B. Aldrich. One 
of the brightest and most entertaining stories ever writ¬ 
ten for youthful readers. 
Gardening for Girls. By the Author of “Six Hun¬ 
dred Dollars a Year.” 
How to Do It. By Edward Everett Hale. A series 
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How to Read ; How to Write; How to Travel; How to 
Act in Society, and How to Work. 
The World we Live On. A valuable series of arti¬ 
cles, by Mrs. Prof. Agassiz, telling about Coral Islands, 
Coal Deposits, Earthquakes, &c. 
Biographical Sketches of the Great Naviga¬ 
tors, Voyagers, and Discoverers. By James 
Paeton. 
American History. Articles of great interest and 
value. By J. H. A. Bone. 
Glass-Making, Coal-Mining, Ship-Building. 
Watch-Making, and other attractive branches of 
Industry. By J. T. Trowbridge. 
Nature and Out-Door Life, By the Author of 
“The Seven Little Sisters,” also by W. F. G. Siianks 
and Ciiarles J. Foster. 
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page Illustrations; Regular or Occasional 
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