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Four merry schoolgirls during vacation time are inducted into the
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for them in a way that is simply captivating, and the story of their
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=A GIRL'S ROOM.= With plans and designs for work
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=CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS.= By PANSY. 12mo, fully
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Christie is one of those delightfully life-like, naïve and interesting
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of which every reader will find delight and profit.
=ANNA MARIA'S HOUSEKEEPING.= By MRS. S. D. POWER. 16mo,
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Articles on household matters, written in a clear, fascinating style
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=BRAVE GIRLS.= By MARY HARTWELL CATHERWOOD, NORA PERRY,
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Here are deeds of stirring adventure and peril, and quiet heroism no
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=NEW EVERY MORNING: Selections of Readings for Girls.=
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=ALL AMONG THE LIGHTHOUSES.= By MARY BRADFORD
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Extra cloth, quarto, $2.50.
An attractive book for boys, giving the account of an actual trip along
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in charge. The visits to the numerous lighthouses not only teem with
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=BOYS' HEROES.= By EDWARD EVERETT HALE. Reading Union
Library. 16mo, illustrated, cloth, $1.00.
Twelve chapters containing the story told in Dr. Hale's characteristic
style, of a dozen characters famed in history as worthy to bear the
title of heroes, and the story of whose deeds and lives possesses a
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=PLUCKY BOYS.= Business Boys' Library. By the author of
"John Halifax, Gentleman," and other authors. $1.00.
"A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck."--_President Garfield._
Spirited narratives of boys who have conquered obstacles and become
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=A BOY'S WORKSHOP.= By A BOY AND HIS FRIENDS. $1.00.
Just the book for boys taking their first lesson in the use of tools.
All sorts of practical suggestions and sound advice, with valuable
illustrations fill the volume.
=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
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=HOW SUCCESS IS WON.= By MRS. SARAH K. BOLTON. $1.00.
This is the best of the recent books of this popular class of
biography; all its "successful men" are Americans, and with two or
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success has been gained. A portrait accompanies each biography.
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Fascinating stones of thrilling incidents in all sorts of places and
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Transcriber's Notes:
Obvious punctuation errors repaired.
Table of Contents: "Pgae" changed to "Page".
Page 13, "chere" changed to "chère" (chère Madame)
Page 59, "levè" changed to "lève" (Non, je me lève)
Page 59, "m' habille" changed to "m'habille" (Non, je m'habille)
Page 60, "couturíeres" changed to "couturières" (Les couturières font
comme)
Page 62, "cháteau" changed to "château" (est dans son château)
Page 63, "goûtir" changed to "goûter" (their _goûter_ of a)
Page 129, "pntting" changed to "putting" (putting up preserves)
Page 129, "apprporiate" changed to "appropriate" (choice and
appropriate)