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THE COWARDLY HERO 17
A SPELLING LESSON 22
THE TRUTH ABOUT LUCK 31
AN EVENING AT HOME 35
THE MAKING OF A MAN 38
FALSE PRIDE 42
THANKSGIVING AT PINEY GROVE 46
THE LOUD GIRL 55
THE ROWDY BOY 60
HONESTY 62
UNCLE NED AND THE INSURANCE SOLICITOR 65
THE STRENUOUS LIFE 70
A HUMBUG 73
HOW TO BE HANDSOME 76
PATIENCE 78
GOING WITH THE CROWD 81
MARY AND HER DOLLS 85
JAKY TOLBERT’S PLAYMATES 88
A VALENTINE PARTY 92
NO MONEY DOWN 95
TOMMY’S BABY BROTHER 99
KEEPING SCHOOL 102
THE SCHOOL OF THE STREET 105
THE FOX HUNT 109
A BOLD VENTURE 114
THE ROAD TO SUCCESS 117
KEEPING ONES ENGAGEMENTS 120
A MIDNIGHT MISHAP 122
FREDERICK DOUGLASS 124
OUR DUMB ANIMALS 127
A PLUCKY BOY 129
A HEART TO HEART TALK 132
A GHOST STORY 135
GOOD CHEER 141
LIFE A BATTLE 144
HUNTING AN EASY PLACE 149
THE BIG BLACK BURGLAR 153
PIN MONEY MADE WITH THE NEEDLE 156
SELF-HELP 160
AIMING AT SOMETHING 165
THE BLACK SHEEP OF THE REYNOLDS FAMILY 167
THE HOLY BIBLE 175
ANDREW CARNEGIE’S ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN 178
DIRECTIONS FOR LITTLE GENTLEMEN 179
THE RIGHT TO PLAY 181
A CHRISTMAS PRESENT 183
THE NICKEL THAT BURNED IN FRANK’S POCKET 185
MONUMENT TO A BLACK MAN 188
THE BAD BOY--WHO HE IS 190
THE BAD BOY--HOW TO HELP HIM 193
THOMAS GREENE BETHUNE (“BLIND TOM”) 197
NOT FIT TO KNOW 200
THE RIGHT WAY 202
KEEPING FRIENDSHIP IN REPAIR 205
LITTLE ANNIE’S CHRISTMAS 208
THE VELOCIPEDE RACE 211
FAULT-FINDING 213
RANDOM REMARKS 216
BENJAMIN BANNEKER, THE NEGRO ASTRONOMER 220
“A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM” 224
DIRECTIONS FOR LITTLE LADIES 230
THREE WORDS TO YOUNG PEOPLE 232
“A LAMP UNTO MY FEET” 238
THE THREE BRIGADES 241
“HOME, SWEET HOME” 243
EACH ONE OF US OF IMPORTANCE 247
THE POETRY OF LIFE 248
ON BEING IN EARNEST 250
YOUNG PEOPLE AND LIFE INSURANCE 252
THE LITTLE SAILOR CAT 255
ADVICE TO LITTLE CHRISTIANS 257
A WORD TO PARENTS 259
THE UNSEEN CHARMER 262
OUR COUNTRY 265
THE “DON’T-CARE” GIRL 267
FREDERICK DOUGLASS TO YOUNG PEOPLE 270
A GOOD FELLOW 274
THE FUTURE OF THE NEGRO 275
THE TRAINING OF CHILDREN 277
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Most remarkable Office Building in the world. Right next door to the
White House. Built of solid American Granite with over 500 rooms and
over two miles of marble halls.]
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Most wonderful Library building in the world. Erected at a cost of
$7,000,000, upon a ten acre site. $20,000 worth of pure gold used in
covering the Dome. Has room for 4,000,000 books.]
[Illustration: THE “PRESIDENT’S SHEEP” ARE A PICTURESQUE SIGHT ON THE
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