A Fore Word:

This book is no arithmetic

To vex the mind of youth;

Its pages may, perhaps, appear

To be devoid of truth.

But by these tales the young who learn

To recognize a lie,

To that extent will know the truth,

And profit much thereby.

This Book is dedicated to
MAE HARRIS ANSON
EDITOR OF THE
MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL JUNIOR
whose object is
to amuse and educate children