END OF VOL. IX.

THE
HOUR-GLASS STORIES

THE SANDALS

By Rev. Zelotes Grenell. A beautiful little idyl of sacred story dealing with the sandals of Christ.

THE COURTSHIP OF SWEET
ANNE PAGE

By Ellen V. Talbot. A brisk little love story incidental to "The Merry Wives of Windsor," full of fun and frolic, and telling of the Courtship of Sweet Anne Page by three rival lovers chosen by her father, her mother, and herself.

THE TRANSFIGURATION OF
MISS PHILURA

By Florence Morse Kingsley. This clever story is based on the theory that every physical need and every desire of the human heart can be claimed and received from the "Encircling Good" by the true believer.

THE HERR DOCTOR

By Robert MacDonald. A novelette of artistic literary merit, narrating the varied experiences of an American girl in her effort toward capturing a titled husband.

ESARHADDON

By Count Leo Tolstoy. Three allegorical stories illustrating Tolstoy's theories of non-resistance, and the essential unity of all forms of life.

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THE CZAR'S GIFT

By William Ordway Partridge. How freedom was obtained for an exiled brother.

THE EMANCIPATION OF
MISS SUSANA

An entrancing love story that ends in a most romantic marriage.

THE OLD DARNMAN

By Charles L. Goodell, D.D. A character known to many a New England boy and girl, in which the "lost bride" is the occasion for a lifelong search from door to door.

BALM IN GILEAD

By Florence Morse Kingsley. A very touching story of a mother's grief over the loss of her child of tender years, and her search for comfort, which she finds at last in her husband's loyal Christian faith.

MISERERE

By Mabel Wagnalls. The romantic story of a sweet voice that thrilled great audiences in operatic Paris, Berlin, etc.

PARSIFAL

By H. R. Haweis. An intimate study of the great operatic masterpiece.

THE TROUBLE WOMAN

By Clara Morris. A pathetic little story full of heart interest.

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A Bundle of Letters
To Busy Girls.

By Miss Grace E. Dodge,
(Member of the New York Board of Education).

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Wives! Husbands! Sweethearts!
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The Marriage Ring

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The Choice of a WifeCostume and Morals
Choice of a HusbandPlain Talk
Clandestine MarriagesEasy Divorce
Duties of Husbands toMotherhood
WivesHeredity
Duties of Wives toParadisaic Women
HusbandsInfluence of Sisters over Brothers
Boarding-house andMartyrs of the Kitchen
Hotel Life vs. The HomeThe Old Folks' Visit.

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The Choice of a WifeCostume and Morals
Choice of a HusbandPlain Talk
Clandestine MarriagesEasy Divorce
Duties of Husbands toMotherhood
WivesHeredity
Duties of Wives toParadisaic Women
HusbandsInfluence of Sisters over Brothers
Boarding-house andMartyrs of the Kitchen
Hotel Life vs. The HomeThe Old Folks' Visit.