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Vol. VIII.—No 25.May 21, 1887.

PHILADELPHIA
JAMES ELVERSON
PUBLISHER

[Contents (added by transcriber)]

[Advertising] (inside front cover)

[Linda’s Crazy Quilt]

[Davy’s Turn]

[The Blind Girl and the Spring]

[How to Make A Canvas Canoe]

[How the Partridge Drums]

[Frogs and Tadpoles]

[Be Honest and True]

[In Search of Himself]

[In A Menagerie]

[Stories of Dumb Creatures]

[Puzzledom]

[Subscribing to Golden Days]

[Nature’s Sculpture]

[Monument Park]

[Backlogs Made of Stone]

[Mamie’s Letter To Heaven]

[Striking out for Themselves]

[Jack Stanwood; or, From Ocean toOcean]

[International Lesson: The Passage Of The RedSea]

[What They Do When It Rains]

[Jack-A-Dandy]

[The Young Game-Warden]

[Eight Good Riddles]

[Cream of the Comics]

[Our Letter Box]

[Notices of Exchange] (inside back cover)

[Advertising] (inside back cover)

[Testimonials] (back cover)

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QUITE UP TO THE TIMES.

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No. 3. [Copyright, March 1887.]

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