CONTENTS OF PART I.
PART I. VOLUME XV.

ACCIDENTAL HIGH ART. (Illustrated by the Author)

AFFLUENT AZTEC, THE: A Hieroglyphic Fragment. Jingle. (Illustrated by

the Author).

AGASSIZ ASSOCIATION, A REPort ConcerniNG THE. .

AMATEUR AGRICULTURALIST, THE: An Aztec Fragment. Jingle. (Illus-

trated by the Author).

AMUSEMENTS OF ARAB CHILDREN, THE. (Illustrated by Harry Fenn)

ANCIENT HAUNT OF PIRATES, AN. (Illustrated by E. W. Kemble).

ANOTHER ME. Poem ...

APRIL BILL OF FARE, AN. Picture, drawn by Margaret Johnson.

ARAB CHILDREN, THE AMUSEMENTS OF. (Illustrated by Harry Fenn).

ASTROLOGER'S NIECE, THE. (Illustrated by R. B. Birch).

BABES IN THE WOOD, THE. A Game. (Illustrated by the Author).

BALBOA. Poem. (Illustrated by Frank Day).

BALLAD OF THE BLACKSMITH'S SONS, THE. Poem. (Illustrated by R. B. Į

Birch)....

BALLAD OF THE Rubber-PLANT AND THE PALM, THE. Verses. (Illustrated

by Felix Broessel) ...

BALLOON, THREE MILES HIGH IN A. (Illustrated by E. W. Kemble and

from photographs).

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Frank Bellew.

Nora Perry

BASTIEN-LEPAGE, JULES: A PEASANT PAINTER. (Illustrated by engravings Ripley Hitchcock

of paintings by Jules Bastien-Lepage)...

BEAR THAT HAD A BANK ACCOUNT, THE. (Illustrated by G. W. Edwards). Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen
BELATED BARBER, THE: An Aztec Fragment. Jingle. (Illustrated by the

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J. G. Francis.

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Marion Douglas

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(Illustrated by the Author)

(Illustrated by the Author)

BOY WHO WAS SENT TO THE DENTIST, THE. Picture, drawn by Culmer Barnes.
BRONZED KID SHOES, THE. Poem....
BROWN DWARF OF RÜGEN, THE. Poem.
BROWNIES AND THE WHALE, THE.

Verses.

BROWNIES IN THE ACADEMY, THE. Verses.

(Illustrated by E. H. Blashfield). .John Greenleaf Whittier

BUCK AND OLD BILLY. (Illustrated by E. W. Kemble)
CHILD AND POET. Poem. (Illustrated by W. de Meza)
CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS CLUB OF WASHINGTON CITY, THE. (Illustrated (
by R. F. Bunner and E. L. Meeker)

CHRISTMAS CLUB, THE CHILDREN'S. (Illustrated by R. F. Bunner and

E. L. Meeker)

Clocks of RoNDAINE, THE. (Illustrated by E. H. Blashfield).

CUPID'S KETTLEDRUM. Poem. (Illustrated by Albertine Randall)

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DANIEL DERONDA." ("Child sketches from George Eliot").

DEAR LITTLE SCHEMER, A. Poem. (Illustrated by R. B. Birch).
DECEMBER. Poem ..

DECORATIVE HEAD-PIECE. Drawn by H. L. Bridwell

DIAMOND-BACKS IN PARADISE. (Illustrated by E. J. Meeker from photo-
graphs, and by J. C. Beard)..

DRILL: A STORY OF SCHOOL-BOY LIFE. (Illustrated by F. T. Merrill)..

EASTER MORNING. Verse. (Illustrated by the Author).

EDWARD ATHOY. (Illustrated by W. H. Drake)..

"FIRST CLASS IN BOTANY.- PLEASE RISE!" Picture, drawn by Mary Hal-
lock Foote

FIRST STEPS. Poem. (Illustrated by Mary Hallock Foote).

FROM MY WINDOW. Poem

GIRLS' MILITARY COMPANY, A. (Illustrated by H. A. Ogden)

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360, 432

ELEPHANTS AT WORK. (Illustrated by J. M. Nugent and others)
"FELIX HOLT." ("Child-sketches from George Eliot")

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FIRST CHRISTMAS-TREE IN NEW ENGLAND, The. (Illustrated by A. E.
Sterner)

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M. M. D.

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GOING! GOING! Verse. (Illustrative initial by A. Brennan).

GOING HOME WITH AUTUMN LEAVES. Picture, drawn by C. F. Siedle..

GOOD ADVICE. Verse..

66 HAM" ESTABROOK'S CAN-OPENER. (Illustrated by H. A. Ogden)

HANDIWORK FOR GIRLS. (Illustrated by the Author)

"HE BARKS EVERY TIME I TRY TO TASTE IT." Picture

HELD IN BONDAGE. Picture, from a photograph.

HISTORIC GIRLS. (Illustrated by H. A. Ogden).

Ma-ta-oka of Pow-ha-tan

HOBART TREASURE, THE. (Illustrative head-piece by W. H. Drake)

Helen Campbell.

5 Words by Mary J. Jacques

Music by Theresa C. Holmes S

HOUSEKEEPING SONGS. (Illustrated by Miss L. B. Humphrey)... {

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HOW A GREAT SIOUX CHIEF WAS NAMED. (Illustrated by W. A. Rogers).. Lieut. Frederick Schwatka ...296

HOW MARIE OBTAINED MISS ALCOTT'S AUTOGRAPH. (Illustrated)

HOW POLLY SAW THE APRONS GROW. (Illustrated by E. B. Bensell)

HOW THE HART BOYS SAW GREAT SALT LAKE. (Illustrated by M. J. Burns). .J. T. Trowbridge.

HOW THE YANKEES CAME TO BLACKWOOD. (Illustrated by E. W. Kemble). Louise Herrick..

HOW TO MAKE A PAPER BALL. (Illustrated by diagrams).

LAST CHANCE OF LIFE, THE: An Egyptian Adventure. (Illustrated by H.
A. Ogden)...

LEGEND OF ACADIA, A. (Illustrated by G. W. Edwards)
LETTER CAKE, THE

LITTLE COFFEE-TOT, A. Jingle. (Illustrated by Albert E. Sterner).
LITTLE MATTI OF FINLAND. (Illustrated by Helen M. Hinds)..

LONDON CHRISTMAS PANTOMIMES. (Illustrated by Joseph Pennell and
from photographs)..

LULLABY. Poem..

C. F. Holder.

MARY MCGEE'S HAPPY DISPOSITION. Verse. (Illustrated by Albert E. Sterner). Alice Wellington Rollins...
MA-TA-OKA OF POW-HA-TAN. (Illustrated by H. A. Ogden).

MATTER OF OPINION, A: An Aztec Hieroglyph. Jingle. (Illustrated by}

the Author)...

E. S. Brooks

J. G. Francis...

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Verses. (Illustrated by Rose Mueller Sprague).

ONATOGA'S SACRIFICE. (Illustrated by George D. Brush).

John Dimitry..

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NEW YEAR, THE. Picture..

NOTHING IS EASIER. Jingle....

NOVEMBER. Poem.

"Now SHE'S OFF!" Picture, drawn by W. P. Bodfish.

PANSIES. (Illustrated by Albert E. Sterner)...

PANSIES FOR THOUGHTS. Poem. (Illustrated by A. R. Wheelan).

PANTOMIMES, LONDON CHRISTMAS. (Illustrated by Joseph Pennell and from

photographs,

PEASANT KING, THE. (Illustrated by Oliver Herford)

PEASANT PAINTER, A: Jules Bastien-Lepage. (Illustrated by engravings of

paintings by Jules Bastien-Lepage). .

PEOPLE WE MEET, THE. (Illustrated by H. A. Ogden).

PERSONALLY CONDUCTED.

The People We Meet.

(Illustrated)

Drawn by Lizbeth B. Comins..
Drawn by Lizbeth B. Comins

(Illustrated by C. J. Taylor)...

Elizabeth Robins Pennell ....180

R. K. Munkittrick.......

Ripley Hitchcock.

Frank R. Stockton

.Frank R. Stockton

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PICTURES.. .31, 53, 75, 78, 153, 158, 190, 197, 201, 216, 221, 238, 293, 298, 313, 318, 368, 398, 405, 418, 439, 478

PICTURES FOR LITTLE FRENCH READERS.

PICTURES FOR LITTLE GERMAN READERS.

PIG THAT NEARLY CAUSED A WAR, A.

PINCUSHION, A. (Illustrated by H. A. Ogden and F. Childe Hassam)

POOR MR. BROWN.

PRINCE TIPTOE. Poem. (Illustrated by Francis Day).

READY FOR SPRING WORK. Picture, after a painting by Harry Poore

RED PARTRIDGE TELLS HIS STORY, THE. (Illustrated by I. R. Wiles)

REGULAR BOY, A. Verses. (Illustrated by R. B. Birch).

REPORT CONCERNING THE AGASSIZ ASSOCIATION, A

RHYME FOR A RAINY DAY, A. Verses. (Illustrated by H. A. Ogden)

SANTA CLAUS IN THE PULPIT. (Illustrated by Mary Hallock Foote and R. Į

F. Bunner)...

SARA CREWE; OR, WHAT HAPPENED AT MISS MINCHIN'S. (Illustrated by

R. B. Birch).

SETTLING THE QUESTION. Verses. (Illustrated by Francis Day and Gaston Fay). Emma C. Dowd

SHE "DISPLAINS" IT. Verses..

SHORT CUT HOMEWARD, A. Picture, drawn by A. Brennan.

"SILAS MARNER." ("Child-sketches from George Eliot")

SMALL DOG'S FRIGHT, A. Picture, drawn by Frank Bellew

SOME WORK FOR LENT. (Illustrated from a design by the Author).

SPANISH TALE, A: Toid in the Spanish Way. (Illustrated by the Author,

after drawings by Apeles Mestres).

STORY OF AN OLD BRIDGE, THE. (Illustrated by A. Brennan, D. Clinton

Peters, and others)..

SYMPATHETIC READER, A. Verse. (Illustrated)

TABLES TURNED, THE. (Illustrated by Jas. Monks)

THREE MILES HIGH IN A BALLOON. (Illustrated by E. W. Kemble and

from photographs)..

TICK TOCK. Verses..

TIME AND TOMMY. (Illustrated by E. W. Kemble).

TIMID LITTLE WOMAN, A. Verses. (Illustrated by R. B. Birch)

(Illustrated from photographs).. Louie Lyndon .

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DEPARTMENTS.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BRIDEGROOM. (Illustrated by the Author).
WHAT MAKES IT RAIN?.

"WHAT'S IN A NAME?"

WHAT THE BUTCHER BOY SAID.

WHEN GRANDPAPA WAS A BABY. Picture, drawn by R. B. Birch
WHERE THE CHRISTMAS-TREE GREW. (Illustrated by Albert E. Sterner).
WINTER ELF, A. Poem. (Illustrated by G. W. Edwards).
WONDERFUL WALL, A. (Illustrated by the Author).
WRECK OF THE “Lizzie J. Clark,” The.

FOR VERY LITTLE FOLK. (Illustrated.)

How They Came to Have the Picnic..

The Cat's Answer to the Doll's Story

"Held in Bondage." (Picture).

Four Foolish Persons...

The Story of Small Rooster

The Dolls' Complaint

Nursery Jingle

Elsie's Pet.

PLAYS AND MUSIC.

Housekeeping Songs. (Illustrated by Miss L. B. Humphrey) {

House-cleaning Time..

Washing Day

JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT. (Illustrated.)

.S. Mary Norton

Introduction-The Harvest Spider-Webs as Barometers - The King-bird-A Fairy Oak-tree - Straws

which Show How the Wind Blows - A Mysterious Errand - A Great Electric Light - Preparations for

Thanksgiving Day (picture), 74; Introduction - Some Famous Christmas Pies - To the Kind-hearted —

Really, It is Queer — A Little Girl's Composition (illustrated), 154; Introduction - A Good Old Custom —

Another Jack -"Cat-bird" Parents - You Do Not See Them All-The Porcupine's First Cousin (illus-

trated) - A Soft Spot, 232; Introduction - Why Hartshorn? - His Mother's Boy - An Amazonian Village —

The Maguey-Cactus Fences - A Desirable Lodging-A Bill of Fare for February (picture), 312; Intro-

duction Inaugural Addresses - Long and Short Lives - What Is It? - Grown-up Little Folk - The Rock-

ing-stone (illustrated), 394; Introduction - How Shall We Say " Arbutus "?—Those Bird-mothers Again -

The Sun as a Fire-extinguisher - The Jack-screw and Other Jacks—“Why Hartshorn?" Answered – How

is That? Trailing Arbutus (illustrated), 472.

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THE LETTER-BOX. (Illustrated)

THE RIDDLE-BOX. (Illustrated).

EDITORIAL NOTES..

FRONTISPIECES.

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"Grandfather Lepage," from the painting by Jules Bastien-Lepage, facing Title-page of Volume - -"Arla and
the Sacristan," by E. H. Blashfield, facing page 83 - "The Brown Dwarf of Rügen," by E. H. Blashfield,
facing page 163-"Family Affairs," by Mary Hallock Foote, facing page 243—“ 'Little Babie Stuart," from
the painting by Van Dyck, facing page 323-"An April Day," by R. B. Birch, facing page 403.