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“ Where Jennette was just now, was not apparent, but Miss Ethel was certainly not in her crib. Her eyes were very wide open, and she had the room to herself.
BABY ETHEL.
By dint of much energy, she had succeeded in pulling one of the heavy chairs before the object of her most intense desire, and, climbing in, was in the act of leaning forward to grasp it, when Mrs. Hammond opened the door. “It” was a rare and wonderfully mounted clock, heavy enough to put Ethel’s busy inquiring brain at rest forever, should the strong little hands succeed in pulling it over on her ”

“ Welcome to our Pansy Bed, my dear, brave boys! How do I know you are brave? Because people who own their faults and resolve to conquer them, have a right to that title. Don’t you know the Bible says: “He that ruleth his spirit, is greater than he that taketh a city?” ”

“ In Bye-o-Baby Ballads, the “color-book” of the House, the little folks have a volume as perfect in taste as the costly adult gift-books; the ballads are by Charles Stuart Pratt (editor of Wide Awake and Babyland) , and the pictures, by Hassam, the popular water-color painter, include many strong charming full-pages and hundreds smaller, reproduced in exquisite colors by Buek & Co.; withal, the book is distinctively fresh and American. Sonnets from the Portuguese. The immortal love-sonnets by Elizabeth Barrett Browning are so richly printed and bound as to become a standard presentation volume. ”

“ Whoever smiles during this game must be conducted out of the line and made to stand up against the side of the room, with their faces to the wall, where they must remain as wall-flowers till the game is finished. ”

“ A well-known authority and writer on business practice and commercial usages has written for the young folks a serial story of a boy’s career, from a penniless youth to a young millionaire, as valuable as it is exciting and inspiring, showing that ledgers, stocks and bonds are as romantic and potent weapons in the hands of a young man with a knightly soul as ever were lance and shield in the days of old. The girls too come in for a good share of the young “prince’s” honor, and the story shows how many business ventures are made successful by the tender “power behind the throne.” ”

“ Shall we look about us while the surly November winds blow over half the country, and the balmy November breezes glide over the other half, and whether Dame Nature smiles or frowns where we are, make all hearts light because of our brightness, and sympathy, and unselfishness? ”

“ The able writers on practical household subjects, who have made so quickly and permanently an enviable position and established fame for Good Housekeeping, will continue to favor its readers with their contributions in the interests of the Higher Life of the Household, and it will be the aim of its Editor to make each issue better and more valuable than its predecessor, in the Homes of the World. ”

“ Our premiums are not offered as an inducement to any one to subscribe for our magazines. We have put the subscription price just as low as possible, so as to be within the reach of all. The premiums are simply offered to those who choose to give us the time, trouble and expense of obtaining for us new subscribers, and sending us the necessary amount.
3. The sender’s subscription cannot count for a premium when sent alone, but may be counted when two or more new subscriptions are sent at the same time for any of the magazines. ”

“ The Pearl Rug Maker is a set of Steel Forms and Tines, on which the material is wound, then sewed through the centre to a cloth foundation—with any sewing machine or by hand—forming loops, which are readily cut open, making a soft, close pile or tuft a half inch thick, all on the upper side. Rags when used do not have to be sewed together. Small pieces are cut in strips, on the bias. A handsome Rug 2 x 3 feet, with a border, can be made in a day. Folks who have talked hard times for years must have an abundance of old clothes. ”

“ You must have been a very industrious Pansy to get so many premiums. I knew a boy who used to trouble his mother very much by being late to breakfast. One morning when he came down to the dining-room half an hour after time, he found the table dishes all cleared away, and there was no breakfast for that boy until next morning. I don’t think he was late again for nearly two weeks. I am glad you are going to break yourself of that careless habit without any such help.
Mary Edith from Ohio. It is very easy to be cross, and brave to try to overcome the habit. I hope your badge will help you. ”

“ Grandma laughed, and said, “You seem to be counting on snow, for sure.”
“But you know grandpa said maybe it would snow, and when grandpa says maybe, it most always comes so,” said Lucy.
Sure enough snow lay on the ground, pure and white, to the depth of several inches when they looked out that morning before Thanksgiving Day. The children could scarcely be prevailed upon to eat their breakfast, so eager were they to get off to school with the Flyaway. Grandma said:
“This won’t last long; snow that falls upon frozen ground never stays. ”

“ We do hope you will be industrious and unselfish, and send on your thoughts as often as you have any. Keep your eyes open, and when you see other people [2] playing games which you think are pleasant, don’t be contented with simply copying their good times, but pass the word down the line for the rest of us.
That reminds me of the address: I wonder if there is any way in which I can get you to remember it? Winter Park, Orange Co., Florida. This, until further notice. Now please do not send your letters to Boston, nor to Cincinnati, nor to Chautauqua, nor anywhere else but to Winter Park. ”

“ A New Department, called The Contributors and the Children, is to be the fireside and round-table corner of the magazine. There the famous Wide Awake writers will meet the young folks face to face as it were, and in social chats with them say a thousand bright and important little things which naturally cannot come into their stories and articles. ”

“ Who are the people? Why, their names will be at the head of the chapters which they write. You can see for yourselves. “All Along the Line.” I know you will like our new department. Young people always like to know what is really going on in this world; and of course you will enjoy the design, engraved especially for us, by an artist who is also one of our contributors, and who loves every Blossom of you. For the rest, the old friends, Faye Huntington, Rev. C. M. Livingston, Margaret Sidney, Paranete, etc., will continue to work for you ”

“ The Pearl Rug Maker is the only invention that will utilize them without being obliged to go to further expense than a spool of thread. With the scraps of cloth, odds and ends that accumulate in every home, you can make Rugs that will adorn any parlor. If you do not have enough bright colored pieces in your rag bag, you can color them at trivial expense. (See our Premium Offer of Diamond Dyes.) With the Pearl Rug Maker many ladies make an entire carpet. ”

“ A leader goes down the centre asking the right-hand line, beginning at the head, “What do you like best?” Each one must answer just what he or she wishes to, funny objects of course adding to the jollity of the game. When Leader has finished, she turns around and goes up the centre, asking the left hand line, “What do you dislike most?” ”

“ Their business is the manufacture of white glass; theirs being the largest establishment of the kind in the world. So consistent and loyal to the cause of temperance are these men, that no orders for glass ware are accepted from men who will use the bottles and glasses for rum in any of its guises!
Doubtless they sometimes lose money by refusing large orders, but it is a fact that it sometimes costs something to be consistent. ”

“ There is no rough side from which you are obliged to stamp; being alike on both sides one can stamp from either side. There is no possibility of the patterns “filling up” and thus becoming useless, for each perforation is made by actually removing an atom of the paper the size of the needle or punch used. Different sized punches are furnished so that the operator can choose a fine or a coarse line as best suits his work.
By setting the machine with a short stitch so the perforations come close together, beautiful stencils can be cut from card-board, paper, etc. ”

“ MAGIC KNIFE. Given for new subscriptions amounting to 50 cents.
The easiest Knife in the world to open, no stiff joints, consequently no broken thumb nails. The blade moves out or in when pressure is applied on the end opposite the blade, according as that end is held down or up. The blade, entirely concealed in the case, is effectually protected from dirt and rust, and there are no sharp corners or projecting points to damage the pocket. A small pocket knife is a necessity with every one, and none better than this for either Lady or Gentleman has ever been produced. ”

“ A quarto volume of Children’s Ballads is particularly rich in historical stories. The new edition of the great encyclopædia of poetry, The Young Folks’ Golden Treasury, has several hundred illustrated [7] original poems. Sights Worth Seeing is gorgeous with spectacles and carnivals, while the small quartos and the tiny books for the Christmas Stocking People are countless in their rainbowy profusions. One choice volume of short stories for adults is included in the Holiday List, Hester, and Other New England Stories, by Margaret Sidney. ”

“ Good Housekeeping has so many wails from correspondents who find the matter of Carving a burden grievous to be borne, and who ask for detailed instructions in the Art of the Carving Knife, that we offer $25 for the best and most complete paper on Carving—practical, instructive and comprehensive—that may be sent us on or before November 1st, 1886. ”

“ Gretchen and her mother are still living with the Ellsworths, and though they are sometimes a little homesick for the “Fatherland,” they are enjoying their home in America very much. [31]
The week after they reached home they ate the Thanksgiving dinner, with a huge turkey and its regular belongings, and though they had never been used to the day at home, Gretchen and her mother were as thankful, they thought, as anyone could have been. And the way to be happy and thankful as they would tell you, is to try to make others so. ”

“ Very early in life the boy seems to have decided that he would do something with his life worth while; that he would do that which should help others, and realizing that there is a world to be saved, he grew up with the hope of one day becoming a minister. ”

“ Famous Stories, by those royal story tellers, Mary Hartwell Catherwood, David Ker and Charles R. Talbot, make a strong bid for the favor of boys and girls of from fourteen to sixteen; Bib and Tucker Folks, compiled by Mrs. Humphrey, is crammed full with illustrations, and the two volumes of the Fun for the Family Series is full of jolly stories and pictures. Then for the smaller ones there is Wonder People, which tells interesting stories about some curious folks; Baby’s Story Book; Jack, Jill and Tot; a collection of amusing stories under the title of So Funny ”

“ And I thought, what a responsibility! and how thankful the fathers and mothers should be that he is just the man he is; that his influence is ever on the side of truth and right; that his aim is to uplift, and that Christ is ever the centre of his thought. ”

“ C-cover has a metal hinge or clamping-bar, perforated for the wires, with lugs to hold the wires when bent down, and a pocket for the back to slide into.
D shows the complete book, made without the objectionable bulging back of other binders.
The back (B) , when in the pocket, forms a complete book with one sheet or any thickness of paper placed in the binder. The wires are toughened by a process, and will not break.
We are gratified at being able to call the attention of our subscribers to an Improved Binder that we know will give entire satisfaction. ”

“ No one need be without a microscope. We have made special arrangements by which we can offer a Combination Microscope (or Floroscope) , 2 inches in length, for new subscriptions amounting to only $1.00. It has in addition to a powerful microscope lens, a mineral glass for examining plants, minerals, etc. It is very convenient. It can be put into a vest pocket, and yet is as serviceable as many more expensive microscopes. Price 50 cents. ”

“ The Waterbury Watch is now carried by tens of thousands of boys and girls, men and women. Time itself has proven it to be the equal of watches costing many times its price.
Its cases are made from the new metal, Silverloid, which in appearance and durability is equal to the best Coin Silver. Each watch is packed in a nice satin-lined case.
The price of the watch is $3.50. Postage, packing and registry fee, 15 cents additional.
Read carefully the conditions on the first page of Premium List. ”

“ It is a Scientific Toy, nearer in appearance and operation to a large Engine than any heretofore made. It is both amusing and instructive. It is safe and easy to operate. It will run small Toys, and develop ingenuity. It is a simple and complete machine which will practically illustrate to the youthful mind that wonderful power so constantly at work on all sides in this age of Steam. ”

“ I am forty years old, and all I possess in the world is this bicycle and a very few dollars which I have earned since I became a sober man. I have thrown away the best part of my life. Here are my brothers with comfortable homes all their own, and I with nothing, and all because of rum! and I began by drinking cider over there at the mill. ”

“ ALL THE BOYS AND GIRLS Who know Wide Awake, The Pansy, Babyland, or Our Little Men and Women
MAY EARN MONEY
or secure some beautiful present, while bringing to their young friends a positive pleasure. They should read of the liberal prizes which D. LOTHROP & CO. give to every one who secures a new subscriber. ”

“ There, ma’am, I think that buckle is all right now; it won’t come out again of itself in a hurry. It’s lucky I happened to be around; it might have made you trouble. Why, no, ma’am, I don’t want no pay for a job like that; it didn’t take ten minutes, and it ain’t in my line anyhow.”
“What can she do when she is well?” asked Mrs. Hammond, holding out the shining silver.
“What, my girl? Why, as to that, I dunno as she can be said to know how to do anything. She works along as well as she can; and we make out to live, but you see it is pretty nigh four years since her mother died ”

“ Boys, let it alone; don’t begin, and you will never be the slave of rum.”
“But, uncle John,” said one, “you are not a slave any more.”
“No; but I shall carry the marks of my fetters to the grave. I tell you it hasn’t paid. Forty years old, and nothing to show for my life! Sign the pledge, boys; sign the pledge, and you will not have to say that when you are forty years old. I trust you will have something more than a bicycle to show for it.”
Faye Huntington.
A MOTHER’S PRAYER.
“SOMETHING for me, dear mamma, write!” ”