1910

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1872,

BY SCRIBNER. ARMSTRONG & CO.,

In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

CONTENTS

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[Winter in the Woods][7]
[Tricks of Light][10]
[Saving the Toll][18]
[The Real King of Beasts][23]
[The French Soldier-boy][32]
[A Lively Way to Ring a Bell][34]
[Down in the Earth][36]
[The Lion][44]
[Bob's Hiding-place][49]
[The Continental Soldier][59]
[A Judge of Music][61]
[The Sensitive Plant][64]
[Sir Marmaduke][66]
[The Giraffe][69]
[Up in the Air][73]
[The Arabian Horse][87]
[Indian-puddings: Pumpkin-pies][90]
[Living in Smoke][94]
[The Cannon of the Palais-Royal][97]
[Waters, Deep and Shallow][99]
[Hans the Herb-gatherer][123]
[Some Cunning Insects][128]
[A First Sight of the Sea][134]
[The Largest Church in the World][137]
[The Soft Place][140]
[A Few Feathered Friends][146]
[In a Well][159]
[A Vegetable Gas Manufactory][163]
[About Bears][166]
[An Old Country-house][172]
[Far-away Forests][177]
[Building Ships][183]
[The Orang-Outang][186]
[Little Bridget's Bath][189]
[Some Novel Fishing][193]
[Eagles and Little Girls][203]
[Climbing Mountains][204]
[Andrew's Plan][207]
[The Wild Ass][212]
[Ancient Riding][215]
[Beautiful Bugs][217]
[A Battle on Stilts][220]
[Drawing the Long Bow][223]
[An Ancient Theatre][226]
[Bird Chat][229]
[Mummies][230]
[Tame Snakes][240]
[Gymnastics][243]
[Buying "the Mirror"][250]
[Big Game][256]
[The Bootblack's Dog][268]
[Going after the Cows][271]
[The Reflective Stag][274]
[When we must not Believe our Eyes][277]
[A City under the Ground][283]
[The Coachman][297]
[Geysers, and how they Work][300]
[A Giant Puff-ball][303]
[Tickled by a Straw][305]
[The Light in the Castle][307]
[The Oak Tree][311]
[The Sea-side][315]
[The Sick Pike][319]
[Two Kinds of Blossoms][322]
[About Glass][326]
[Carl][342]
[School's Out][350]
[Nest-builders][354]
[The Boomerang][368]