PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
PUBLISHED OCTOBER, 1912






THE ROCKET BOOK

[Illustration]




THE BASEMENT


When Fritz, the Janitor's bad kid,
Went snooping in the basement,
He found a rocket snugly hid
Beneath the window casement.

He struck a match with one fell swoop;
Then, on the concrete kneeling,
He lit the rocket and--she--oop!
It shot up through the ceiling.


[Illustration: THE BASEMENT]