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CONTENTS

The Boy named Billy

How the New Year knows when to come

About the Telegraph

How the Military Salute came

Candlemas Day

Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday

About Valentines

Why we celebrate George Washington’s Birthday

About Boy Scouts

Saint Patrick’s Day

Lent

Palm Sunday

The Story of the Bible

Good Friday

About Easter

Trailing Arbutus or Mayflower

About Pearls

Indian Day

About Hats

Mother’s Day

About Forks

About Silk

All we know about Strawberries

Children’s Day

About Carrier Pigeons

About Coal

The Sea-gull Monument

Fourth of July

Mr. Irish Potato

Old Abe, the Wisconsin War-Eagle

About Clocks

About Cotton

About Coral

About Umbrellas

Hallowe’en

About Wolves

How Thanksgiving came

Christmas!