IN THE WOODS.


In the woods the leaves are green,
In the woods a golden sheen
Falls upon the flowers;
In the woods the robin gay
Sings a happy roundelay,
Perched in bloomy bowers.

In the woods the squirrel flits
High among the trees, or sits
Basking in the light;
In the woods I love to lie,
Gazing at the blue, blue sky
With its clouds so bright.

--_Lew Ward._




[Entered at the Post Office at Elgin, Ill., as Second Class Mail
Matter.]

Price of Dew Drops.--In lots of five or more, to one address 20 cents
per copy per year, or 5-1/2 cents per copy per quarter. Address,