WHAT CAME OF A DIRTY FACE By _H._ 69
WATERING THE FLOWERS By _Uncle Sam_ 70
BABY TO HER DOLL By _W. G._ 72
PETER AND TOMMY By _Uncle Charles_ 73
IF I WERE A FAIRY By _George S. Burleigh_ 74
A CHILD FASCINATING BIRDS By _Emily Carter_ 77
DADDY FROG By _George Cooper_ 79
THE FIRST CATCH By _G.T.T._ 81
TALKING WITH THE FINGERS By _S.A.E._ 82
A DAY ON GRANDPA'S FARM By _S.J.P._ 83
EMMA AND ETTA By _A.B.C._ 85
BROWNIE'S ADVENTURE By _Mrs B. P, Sibley_ 87
A MISJUDGED FRIEND By _Marian Douglas_ 90
A CURE FOR THE TOOTHACHE By _Mrs. Henrietta R. Eliot_ 92
SONG OF THE BIRDS _(Music by T. Crampton)_ 96

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change whatever in its editorial management. Our facilities for carrying
on the work are now better than ever. We have in preparation for coming
numbers some admirable designs, illustrative of the choicest
reading-matter in prose and verse. None but the best will find a place
in its pages. "The Nursery" will maintain its reputation as the best of
all magazines for young children. All communications relating to it
should be addressed to_ THE NURSERY PUBLISHING COMPANY.

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It is a good plan to be in the field early. We shall offer extra
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