thoughts? Oh, sweet, good, pure, unselfish, hopeful thoughts, such as
Pansies, beautiful Pansies ought to inspire.
Now "who may join?"
Every boy and girl who takes the PANSY, and is willing to promise to
try to overcome his or her faults, to encourage every good impulse, to
try to conquer some hard lesson at school, to do anything that shows a
disposition to help the cause of right in the world. Any one who will
say from the heart: "I promise to try each day to do some kind act, or
to say some kind word that shall help somebody;" honest effort will be
accepted as much as if success were gained.
This promise must be dated, and will be copied into the "P. S."
roll-book.
The most important of all to remember is our whisper motto: "I will do
it for Jesus' sake."
"FOR JESUS' SAKE."
Whatever He will own, the "P. S." will be proud and glad to copy on its
roll-book.
Then you must write a letter to Pansy (Mrs. G. R. Alden, Cincinnati,
O.), saying that you thus pledge yourself, and you will become a member
of the Pansy Society, and receive a badge.
Now, about the badges.
The officer's is of satin, trimmed with gilt fringe, and has a gilt pin
to fasten the badge to the dress or coat. In the centre is a pansy in
colors--above it the words, _Pansy Society_, and beneath it, _Pansies
for Thoughts_.
The badge for members will be the same as the officer's, with the
exception of having no fringe and a silver pin.
And the PANSY will help. As it has always been glad to encourage those
who are struggling up toward the light, so now it reaches forth its
helping hand to those little ones who will rally bravely around it, to
the work, of putting down the evil, and the support of all things good
and beautiful.
So many of you have little brothers and sisters who want to join the P.
S., and who of course do not need an extra copy of the paper, that we
have concluded to receive all such, letting them pay ten cents each for
their badges, if they wish them. Understand! If you are a subscriber
to THE PANSY, and have a badge, and have a little sister who would
like a badge, write at her dictation a little letter to Pansy, taking
the pledge, telling of some habit which she means to try to break, and
enclosing twelve cents in two-cent stamps, ten to pay for the badge,
and two to pay the postage for sending it. Her name will be enrolled as
if she were a subscriber. The same advice applies of course to little
brothers. Send your letters to MRS. G. R. ALDEN, Chapel Street, Walnut
Hills, Cincinnati, O.
It is also asked:--
What makes an officer of the Pansy Society?
You are to endeavor to organize a club of as many members as you can.
Each one forming such a Club or Society will receive the Officer's
badge, and become President of the same. The local Society may contain
as many members as can be secured.
Then, of course, you will plan for your Society; how often it shall be
called together, and what your rules shall be; whether you will sing,
or visit, or work, or have a literary society, or read a book. The only
thing you call on the members to positively promise is that each will
try to overcome some bad habit, and will take for the whisper motto the
words--
"FOR JESUS' SAKE."
Each member of the "P. S." is invited to write to the editor, Mrs.
G. R. Alden (Pansy), Cincinnati, O., how far the trial has proved a
success, how many temptations have been resisted, how much progress in
any direction has been made, etc., feeling sure of encouragement and
loving help.
THE PANSY has extra pages each month under the heading, "The Pansy
Corner," in which Pansy holds monthly talks with her correspondents.
There is ample space in the corner devoted to interesting items
connected with the Pansy Society; also letters from its members.
Mrs. Alden would also be pleased to know how the members are getting
on--what they are reading, studying, talking about, etc., and whether
the badges are helping them to keep their pledges.
THE HOUSEHOLD LIBRARY.
The Choicest Works of Popular Authors in a cheap and substantial Form.
D. Lothrop & Co. desire to call your attention to their new =HOUSEHOLD
LIBRARY= to be issued monthly at the low price of =fifty cents a
volume, $5.00 a year=. The works to be issued in this library will be
uniformly of a high standard and may well come under that class of
literature styled "home fiction," a literature, that, while free from
the flashy, sensational effect of much of the fiction of to-day, is,
nevertheless, brilliant in style, fresh and strong in action, and of
absorbing interest. It is a class that all the young folks, as well as
the fathers and mothers and older brothers and sisters, may read with
profit as well as great pleasure.
The first volume in the =HOUSEHOLD LIBRARY=, was issued Nov. 15th.
=THE PETTIBONE NAME, by Margaret Sidney=, author of _The Five Little
Peppers_, etc.
It is a delightful story of New England life and manners, sparkling in
style, bright and effective in incident, and of intense interest. There
has been no recent figure in American fiction more clearly or skilfully
drawn than Miss Judith Pettibone. Most of the characters of the book
are such as may be met with in any New England village.
The second volume of the =HOUSEHOLD LIBRARY= is
=MY GIRLS. By Lida A. Churchill.=
A story of four ambitious girls. Their struggles to realize their
ambitions and their trials and successes, make a story of intense
interest.
The third volume will be =WITHIN THE SHADOW, by Dorothy Holroyd=.
"The most successful book of the year." "The plot is ingenious, yet
not improbable, the character drawing strong and vigorous, the story
throughout one of brilliancy and power." "The book cannot help making a
sensation."--_Boston Transcript._
(_In Preparation._)
=FAR FROM HOME.= From the German of Johannes Van Derval. Translated by
=Kathrine Hamilton=.
A fascinating story of life and travel in foreign lands.
=GRANDMOTHER NORMANDY. By the author of Silent Tom.=
The story is fascinatingly told. The character of Grandmother Normandy,
stern, relentless and unforgiving, almost to the last, is strongly
drawn, and the author has shown much skill in the construction of the
story.
LOTHROP'S YOUNG FOLKS' LIBRARY.
Nothing at once so good and cheap is anywhere to be found. Each volume
has 300 to 500 pages, clear type, and illustrated by popular American
authors. Price 25 cents. Postpaid.
=1. TIP LEWIS AND HIS LAMP, by Pansy.=
=2. MARGIE'S MISSION, by Marie Oliver.=
=3. KITTY KENT'S TROUBLES, by Julia A. Eastman.=
=4. MRS. HURD'S NIECE, by Ella Farman Pratt, Editor of
Wide Awake.=
=5. EVENING REST, by J. L. Pratt.=
=6. THE TRIPLE "E," by the author of Yensie Walton.=
=7. SHINING HOURS, by a brilliant author.=
=8. THE OLD STONE HOUSE, by Anne March (Constance
Fennimore Woolson.)=
=9. BATTLES LOST AND WON, by George E. Merrill. A story
of schoolboy life.=
=10. THE JUDGE'S SONS, by Mrs. E. D. Kendall.=
=11. SHELL COVE, by Rev. Z. A. Mudge. A story of the
seashore and of the sea.=
=12. LUTE FALCONER, by the author of "Andy Luttrell." A
story of rare interest.=
These twelve volumes constitute the first year's series.
The twelve volumes announced below constitute the second year's series.
=13. FABRICS, by the author of "Finished, or Not." It
inculcates a lesson of loving and living for others.=
=14. THE PRINCE AND THE PAGE, by Miss C. M. Yonge. A
story of the last Crusade.=
=15. MYRA SHERWOOD'S CROSS, AND HOW SHE BORE IT.=
=16. THIS ONE THING I DO, by Mrs. A. E. Porter.=
=17. SO AS BY FIRE, by Margaret Sidney.=
=18. OLD SCHOOLFELLOWS, AND WHAT BECAME OF THEM.=
=19. ROSE AND MILLIE, by the author of "Hester's Happy
Summer."=
=20. VEIL ON THE HEART (The), by Miss L. L. Phelps.
Issued Nov. 15th.=
=21. THE NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE, by the author of "The New
Commandment." Issued Dec. 15.=
=22. FROM NIGHT TO LIGHT, by E. E. Brown. A beautiful
and thrilling story of Bible times.=
=23. SURE; or, IT PAYS. It ministers naturally to what
is highest in social morals and vital in religion. To
be issued Feb. 15.=
=24. SISTER ELEANOR'S BROOD, by Mrs. S. B. Phelps.
It has a fascination in its purity of tone and moral
sentiment.=
WHAT THE PRESS SAY OF US.
It would require much more space than we have at command to quote all
the kind and flattering things the press has said of the publications
of D. Lothrop & Co. And it is matter of just pride to the publishers
to feel that every word of it is deserved. Below are appended some of
these opinions from standard critical sources:
=Five Little Peppers and How They Grew.= (MARGARET
SIDNEY.) A charming little story of the home life
of a poor but happy family, whose members, from the
mother to the youngest child, are full of the spirit of
helpfulness and of love for each other.--_New England
Farmer._
The affection, happiness and goodwill prevailing
among the members of the humble family living in the
"little brown house," as narrated by the author of this
charming volume, cannot but have a beneficial influence
on the disposition of every little reader.--_Chicago
Evening Journal._
_Five Little Peppers and How They Grew_ is a good
title, and no mistake, and Margaret Sidney has made a
thoroughly readable and instructive story of which it
is the name.--_Boston Congregationalist._
Of all books for juvenile readers which crowd the
counters of dealers this season, not one possesses
more of these peculiar qualities which go to make up a
perfect story. It ought for the lesson it teaches, to
be in the hands of every boy and girl in the country.
It is finely illustrated and bound in handsome form,
and it will find prominent place among the higher class
of juvenile presentation books the coming holiday
season.--_Boston Transcript._
A capital story for young readers.--_Eastern Argus._
=Magna Charta Stories.= A real bright and healthy
little volume, showing excellent taste and judgment on
the part of the editor and compiler.--_Philadelphia
Times._
These stories will, we doubt not, be found stimulative
of a love of history, which is the chief design of
the author. It contains a great deal in a small
compass.--_Cincinnati Farmer._
The style of each narrative is picturesque and easy,
and all may read these pages with pleasure and
profit.--_Christian Advocate._
=Boy Life in the United States Navy.= This is a right
wholesome story of a Maine boy who enlisted for service
on the United States training ships. The book gives
a clear and full account of the rules, usages, and
course of study and discipline in this department of
the naval service. It depicts in a lively way life on
a man-of-war and contains much information regarding
other lands. Boys are sure to read such a book as this,
and to read this book can have no influence but for
good.--_Maine Sunday-School Reporter._
The entire account is a very interesting one, but we
are especially pleased with the information imparted as
to the character of instruction given the boys entering
the United States naval training service. In this book
that is so fully explained that every reader need have
no question to ask in relation thereto. It tells just
how far one can receive promotion in this line of the
service. It is a very interesting book and one with
which boys will be especially delighted.--_Boston
Sports and Pastimes._
Very graphically told, and the boy who reads it gets
a clear and actual idea what a boy must go through
on board a man-of-war before he can graduate as an
"able-bodied seaman." The writer shows a thorough
acquaintance with everything on board ship, even to the
minutest details.--_Cape Ann Advertiser._
Told in a manner to enlist the sympathy and admiration
of all boys, who, however, learn from the book that the
life of a sailor is not all sunshine.--_Brattleboro'
Household._
=How We are Governed.= (ANNA LAURENS DAWES.) Although
this book is written in a simple and explicit manner
intended for the comprehension of young people,
many who are not young would be greatly benefited
by studying it. In short it is a political history,
thorough and complete in its way, and one which should
be read by every voter who is not already acquainted
with the details of government.--_Cleveland Leader._
It would be an excellent text-book for our high
schools and academies, as well as a very useful and
attractive addition to the family library. It will
refresh the mind of any reader, however experienced he
may be, and add to the clearness of his comprehension
of the present processes of government, to read this
comprehensive and admirable treatise.--_Zion's Herald._
The specific merits of the book are the clear way
in which the underlying principles upon which our
government is founded are kept in view in explaining
its form and laws, and the simplicity and familiar
phraseology in which this information is conveyed.
Young people--and old ones, too--can learn from Miss
Dawes' book what it means to be an American.--_St. Paul
Pioneer and Press._
The whole style of the author is simple and helpful,
and the book ought to be welcome everywhere and
preserved for frequent reconsideration. It is
especially commended to young people and such as
have not read the professional writers on the same
subject.--_Boston Beacon._
=Wild Flowers and Where They Grow.= (AMANDA B. HARRIS.)
Just the book that every young person, or old person,
too, for that matter, who is interested in wild
flowers, should have in hand. It is not a text-book,
neither is it an essay about flowers, but it is a
bouquet itself, with bits of description, and the very
information that one wants. Miss Harris's style is
fascinating, and there is a freshness in this book of
the dew and the wind of springtime.--_Chicago Advance._
It is a real pleasure to accompany Miss Harris in her
rambles through fields and woods, where wild flowers
grow, and the pleasure is heightened by the faithful
illustrations contributed by Miss Humphrey.--_Chicago
Journal._
=China.= (R. H. DOUGLAS.) A good book, which cannot
fail to do much good, as it is eminently suitable for
popular circulation. The work is particularly well
written, amply illustrated, and remarkably accurate. It
ought to dispel forever the idle illusion that China is
a barbarous country.--_Boston Beacon._
Like every book that comes from the press of D.
Lothrop & Co. it is of a high order, paper and print
superior, and a neat as well as useful addition to the
library.--_Elmira_ (N. Y.) _Husbandman._
=Alaska.= (MISS R. SCIDMORE.) A well written and
exceedingly interesting volume. Miss Scidmore's
descriptions of the various places she visited and the
curious things she saw are vivid and picturesque, and
one can learn more of both from her pages than from
all the official reports that have been published. It
is a book that ought to have a wide popularity. It is
well illustrated and contains a map reduced from the
last general chart of Alaska published by the Coast
Survey.--_Lancaster_ (Ohio) _Gazette._
The author has a bright and pleasant style, and
has the advantage of describing regions which are
little known and ill understood. There are numerous
illustrations.--_Boston Journal._
A pleasant book, well suited for popular circulation
and a people's library; thoroughly entertaining as well
as instructive.--_Boston Beacon._
=Dean Stanley with the Children.= The beautiful book
now in hand will make a good many children and young
people familiar with the name and work of the good Dean
of Westminster.--_Chicago Standard._
The sermons here given are full of exquisite
tenderness, and form admirable models for discourses
of like character. Canon Farrar says that there was
not one sermon ever preached by Dean Stanley which did
not contain at least some one bright, and fresh, and
rememberable thing. Mrs. Humphrey's sketch not only
gives us an excellent idea of the man himself, but
also tells us many interesting things about the great
English public schools.--_Zion's Herald._
In this charming book the author makes us feel the
presence of that character so dear to all who know
him--Arthur Stanley, Dean of Westminster. Even from
his gentle childhood his life was devoted to Christian
truth and Christian history, and this volume with its
information concerning the illustrious dead, who lies
in Westminster, and its sermons to children is one that
every Christian mother will delight to read with her
boys.--_Springfield_ (Ill.) _Register._
An admirable gift book for young people is Mrs.
Humphrey's volume entitled Dean Stanley with the
Children.--_Boston Advertiser._
The book has a singularly beautiful moral influence
which commends it to parents.--_Boston Globe._
Every mother will be glad to add this little book to
the children's library, for the record it contains of
the life of a strong and noble character.--_New Bedford
Standard._
It is in every sense a timely as well as excellent
contribution to biographical literature.--_Cleveland
Leader._
Mrs. Humphrey's book _Dean Stanley with the Children_,
is a book so winsome that old and young readers cannot
fail to find it fascinating.--_Boston Traveller._
=The Pettibone Name.= (MARGARET SIDNEY.) If the
publishers had offered a prize for the brightest,
freshest and most entertaining picture of home that
fiction could give, they could not have been more
successful than in securing _The Pettibone Name_, for
the story is one that deserves a wide and enthusiastic
popularity.--_Hartford Courant._
It is always a pleasure to read a well-written story
of every-day life--one whose characters appear to be
faithful types of humanity. Such is _The Pettibone
Name_.--_Chicago Times._
The story is written with great simplicity, but with
many touches of pathos, and it is not often that
Calvinism is made as touching and attractive as it is
in some of the religious passages.--_Boston Budget._
Unless our judgment be at fault, _The Pettibone Name_
will create a decided sensation in the world of
fiction. It is so thoroughly free from weak and sickly
sentiment, the characters are so finely and sharply
drawn, and the whole impression so good, that its
success is beyond all question.--_Lutheran Observer._
The story is not only entertaining, but incidents
of New England life and manners are wrought in,
that will give the book more than a transient
interest.--_Advance._
"The Pettibone Name," by Margaret Sidney, as a
realistic picture of New England rural society, has
the details of a photograph. Its pages are often mirth
provoking, and yet under them all runs a current of
sober meaning that is impressive. Samantha Scarritt and
Dr. Pilcher are equal to Mrs. Stowe's best New England
delineations; and Bobby Jane is as thoroughly alive as
they. Indeed, the whole characterization has crispiness
and individuality, and is strong with the flavor of
humanity.--_Rural Home, Rochester, N. Y._
"One of the finest pieces of American fiction."
Its two ministers are well drawn. Its village
gossips are "racy of the soil," and in Judith
Pettibone, the Puritan woman with intense family
pride and stern reticence of life, finds a fitting
representative.--_Sun._
=How They Went to Europe.= (MARGARET SIDNEY.)
The story is illustrated and well told, and is
suggestive.--_Herald and Presbyter._
This is a charming fresh story of young girl-life,
presented in Margaret Sidney's most attractive
style.--_New Bedford Standard._
Margaret Sidney is one of the best and brightest story
writers we have. Her books are just such as we would
place in the hands of every story-loving boy or girl;
pure, bright, fresh and interesting. _How They Went to
Europe_ is no exception to the standard maintained by
her other works. In it a new and entirely practicable
plan for interesting the young in profitable and
stimulating mental culture is developed. The book is
full of valuable and suggestive ideas, and, withal, is
a very good story.--_Presbyterian._
If any author knows how to write for children, Margaret
Sidney does. She can feel and sympathize with them; all
that she writes about is natural and real, and pervaded
by such a spirit as should eminently recommend it to
Christian homes.--_Southern Sun._
This admirable little volume has all the sprightliness
and attractiveness of Mrs. Sidney's other books, and
this is saying a good deal in the way of praise.
Although written primarily for the younger class of
readers, it will have an equal charm for the older
folks.--_Christian Advocate._
It is a delightful book, the story is told in a
sprightly way, and is thoroughly wholesome.--_Chicago
Advance._
How we are Governed.
=By Anna Laurens Dawes.= 12mo, $1.50.
The task undertaken in this work by the accomplished daughter of
Senator Dawes, has been to present an explanation of the constitution
and government of the United States, both national, State, and local,
in so simple and clear a way as to offer to the masses everywhere such
an opportunity for their study as is not afforded by the numerous
volumes in which such information is chiefly to be sought. She has
accomplished her aim with remarkable success, and her book will have a
hearty welcome from the thousands who appreciate the need of it.
Lilith: the Legend of the First Woman.
=By Ada Langworthy Collier.= 12mo, $1.00. GILT EDGES, $1.25.
In this book, which is characterized by rare brilliancy of expression,
beauty of thought, and tenderness and pathos in sentiment, and which is
withal as intensely interesting as any recent work of prose fiction,
the accomplished author presents a poem based upon the Rabbinic legends
that Eve was not Adam's first wife, but that she had a predecessor in
the world's first Eden, who bore the name of "Lilith." The poem, based
upon these legends, cannot fail to establish the writer's reputation
as an exceptionally able writer of verse, a reputation which she has
already gained as a writer of prose.
Boy Life in the United States Navy.
=By H. H. Clark.= 12mo, ILLUSTRATED, $1.50.
If there is anything in the way of human attire which more than any
other commands the admiration and stirs the enthusiasm of the average
boy of whatever nation, it is the trim uniform and shining buttons that
distinguish the jolly lads of the "Navy." In this graphically written
and wonderfully entertaining volume, boy life in the Navy of the United
States is described by a navy officer, in a manner which cannot fail to
satisfy the boys.
Memorial of Rev. Warren H. Cudworth.
=By His Sister=; WITH PORTRAIT, 380 PAGES, $1.50.
Simply told and remarkably interesting is this story of the life of one
of the most saintly of Christian men. It will be welcomed and read with
satisfaction by all who knew him. Those who never saw him, cannot fail
to be stimulated by its suggestive thought.
Money in Politics.
=By Hon. J. K. Upton.= LATE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES
TREASURY. EXTRA CLOTH, TOP. 12mo, $1.25.
This volume presents a complete history of money, or the circulating
medium, in the United States, from the colonial days to the present
time. Mr. Edward Atkinson, in his introduction, pronounces it the most
valuable work of the kind yet published.
Baccalaureate Sermons.
=By Rev. A. P. Peabody, D. D. LL. D.= 12mo. $1.25.
These sermons, delivered before the graduating classes of Harvard
University, it is safe to say, are not excelled by any production
of their kind. They are not only rarely appropriate, as discourses
addressed to educated young men upon the threshold of active life, but
are models of logical thought and graceful rhetoric worthy the study of
all ministers.
What's Mine's Mine.
=By George MacDonald=, AUTHOR OF "ANNALS OF A QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD,"
"DONAL GRANT," ETC. 12mo, CLOTH, $1.50.
From original MSS. It will be published by D. Lothrop & Co., in advance
of the publication in England.
Boys' Heroes.
=By Edward Everett Hale.= READING UNION LIBRARY. 16mo,
ILLUSTRATED. PRICE, $1.00.
This handsome volume unites the charm of the _Arabian Nights_ with
the solid value of an Encyclopædia. In its twelve chapters, Dr. Hale
gives careful and definite account of a dozen famous characters the
boys of all ages have agreed to regard as heroes, but about whom their
information is often neither full nor accurate.
Japan and its Leading Men.
=By Charles Lanman.= NEW EDITION, ILLUSTRATED. 12mo, $1.50.