Part 6

The Magazine for the Babies, this coming year, in addition to its bright pictures, and gay little jingles, and sweet stories, will have some especial delights for both Mamma and Baby:

=THE MAGIC PEAR=

will provide Twelve Entertainments of dainty jugglery and funny sleight-of-hand for the nursery pencils. This novelty is by the artist-humorist, M. J. Sweeney ("Boz").

=ALL AROUND THE CLOCK=

will give Baby Twelve tiny Lessons in Counting, each with wee verses for little lips to say, and pictures for bright eyes to see, to help the little mind to remember.

=LITTLE CRIB-CURTAINS=

will give Mamma Twelve Sleepy-time Stories to tell when the Babies go to cribs and cradles. In short, BABYLAND the whole year will be the happiest, sweetest sort of a home kindergarten.

_Beautiful and novel New Cover. Only Fifty Cents a year._

=PROSPECTUS--OUR LITTLE MEN AND WOMEN--FOR 1886.=

This magazine, for youngest readers, has earned golden gratitude from teachers and parents this past year. While its short stories and beautiful pictures have made it welcome everywhere as a general Magazine for Little Folks, its series of instructive articles have rendered it of unrivalled value to educators. For 1886 several specialties have been prepared in accordance with the suggestions of teachers who wish to start their "little primaries" in the lines on which older brothers and sisters are being taught. As a beginning in American History, there will be twelve charming chapters about

=THE ADVENTURES OF COLUMBUS.=

This story of the Great Discoverer, while historically correct and valuable, will be perfectly adapted to young minds and fitted to take hold upon a child's attention and memory; many pictures.

=LITTLE TALKS ABOUT INSECT LIFE=

will interest the children in one branch of Natural History; with anecdotes and pictures.

=OUR COLORADO PETS=

will describe wild creatures little known to children in general. These twelve stories all are true, and are full of life and adventure; each will be illustrated.

="ME AND MY DOLLS"=

is a "cunning little serial story," written for American children by the popular English author, Miss L. T. Meade. It will have Twelve Full-page Pictures by Margaret Johnson.

From time to time fresh "Stories about Favorite Authors" will be given, so that teachers and friends may have material for little literature lessons suited to young children.

_Seventy-five Full-page Pictures. Only $1.00 a year._

=PROSPECTUS--THE PANSY--FOR 1886.=

For both week-day and Sunday reading, THE PANSY, edited by "Pansy" herself, holds the first place in the hearts of the children, and in the approval of earnest-minded parents. Among the more interesting features for 1886 will be Pansy's serial story,

=REACHING OUT,=

being a further account of "Little Fishers: and their Nets." The Golden Text Stories, under the title, "Six O'clock in the Evening," will be told by a dear old Grandma, who knows many interesting things about what happened to herself when she was a little girl. Margaret Sidney will furnish a charming story,

=ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON,=

to run through the year. Rev. C. M. Livingston will tell stories of discoveries, inventions, books, people, places. Faye Huntington will be a regular contributor during the year. Pansy will take the readers with her wherever she goes, in papers under the title of

=WHERE I WENT, AND WHAT I SAW.=

There will be, in each number, a selection from our best standard poets suitable for recitation in school or circle. From time to time colloquies for Mission Bands, or for general school exercises, will appear. There will be new and interesting books for the members of the Pansy Society, and, as before, a generous space will be devoted to answers to correspondents in the P. S. Corner.

_Fully Illustrated. Only $1.00 a year._

Address all orders to D. LOTHROP & CO., Publishers, Franklin and Hawley Streets, Boston, Mass.

ARTISTIC FAC-SIMILE REPRODUCTIONS OF ORIGINAL PICTURES.

DESIRING to bring within reach of all homes Pictures of real charm and real art value, we began, October 1st, the publication of a series of superb fac-simile reproductions of the finest original pictures belonging to the WIDE AWAKE magazine.

This collection of water colors, oil paintings, and line drawings, gathered during the past ten years, includes fine examples of eminent American and foreign artists: Walter Shirlaw, Mary Hallock Foote, Wm. T. Smedley, Howard Pyle, Henry Bacon, Jessie Curtis Shepherd, Harry Fenn, F. S. Church, Chas. S. Reinhart, Miss L. B. Humphrey, F. Childe Hassam, E. H. Garrett, F. H. Lungren, H. Bolton Jones, St. John Harper, Miss Kate Greenaway, George Foster Barnes, Hy. Sandham, and others.

And while the skill of foremost engravers has enabled us to give in the magazine many beautiful engravings from these originals, the mechanical limitations of the graver, and of the steam press, render these "counterfeit presentments," at their best, but disappointing attempts, to those who have seen the originals with their greater delicacy and richness and strength. The real touch of the artist's brush, the finer subtler atmosphere, the full beauty and significance, and the technical excellence, is missing--and it is these features that are retained in these fac-similes.

The method of reproduction employed is the new photogravure process of the Lewis Co., which in result is only equalled by the famous work of Goupil & Cie of Paris. Each impression is on the finest India paper, imported expressly for this purpose, and backed by the best American plate paper, size 12x15 inches. Only a limited number of hand proofs will be made. Ordinary black inks are not employed, but special pigments of various beautiful tones, the tone for each picture being that best suited to emphasize its peculiar sentiment.

These beautiful fac-simile reproductions are equally adapted for portfolios or for framing. They are issued under the name of

Along with the unfailing and refined pleasure a portfolio of these beautiful pictures will give, attention is called to their educational value to young art students, and to all young people, as the photogravure process preserves each artist's peculiar technique, showing how the drawing is really made, something that engraving largely obliterates.

_The_ WIDE AWAKE ART PRINTS _are issued on the first and fifteenth of each month, and are regularly announced in the magazine_.

SPECIAL.

Keeping in view the interests of our readers, we have decided not to place the Art Prints in the hands of agents or the general trade. In this way our patrons are saved the retailers' and jobbers' profits, so that while these beautiful works of art, if placed in the picture stores, would bear a retail price of $3.00 to $10.00, we are able to furnish them to our readers and patrons at a

UNIFORM NET PRICE OF ONLY FIFTY CENTS EACH.

Orders for half-yearly sets of twelve will be received at $5.50 in advance; and for yearly sets of twenty-four at $10.00 in advance. All pictures are sent in pasteboard rolls, postpaid. Half-yearly and yearly subscribers will receive each monthly pair in one roll. Portfolios, suitable for holding twenty-four or less, will be supplied, postpaid, for 75 cts.

NOW READY:

OCT. 1. "=Little Brown Maiden.=" KATE GREENAWAY.

The sweetest and quaintest of Miss Greenaway's creations. The original watercolor was purchased in her London studio by Mr. Lothrop, and is perhaps the only original painting by Kate Greenaway in America.

OCT. 15. "=On Nantucket Shore.=" F. CHILDE HASSAM.

A wood engraving from this sea-beach picture was the frontispiece to the September WIDE AWAKE. In a boy's room it would be a delightful reminder of vacation days.

NOV. 1. "=In Grandmother's Garden.=" WM. T. SMEDLEY.

This is a picture of the time when mother was a little girl, and walked with grandmother in the dear old lady's garden.

NOV. 15. "=The Dream Pedler.=" EDMUND H. GARRETT.

Every nursery should have this picture of the captivating Dream Peddler, standing on the crescent moon and with his bell crying his dreams for sale.

DEC. 1. "=Morning.=" F. H. LUNGREN. DEC. 15. "=Evening.=" F. H. LUNGREN.

These are companion pictures--the beautiful ideal figures set, the one in the clear azure of a breezy morning, the other in the moonlight mystery of evening.

Address all orders to D. LOTHROP & CO., Publishers, Boston. Mass., U. S. A.

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=TREASURE THOUGHTS FROM CANON FARRAR.= (Spare Minute Series.) Compiled by ROSE PORTER. In this book the compiler has arranged with care a large number of extracts from the sermons and other writings of Canon Farrar, which have been selected with insight and discrimination. Price, $1.00.

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=WHEN I WAS A CHILD.= By ERNEST W. SHURTLEFF. An exceedingly attractive poem by one of the youngest of New England poets. To a delicate imagination Mr. Shurtleff unites a keen sense of the melody of words. Price, $1.00.

=JANUARY.= Edited by OSCAR FAY ADAMS. This book is the second in the series entitled "Through the Year with the Poets," and contains a carefully arranged selection of poems from English and American sources, relating to January and midwinter. Full indexes will be found in each volume of the series. Price, 75 cents.

=CLOVER LEAVES.= By ELLA M. BAKER. A complete collection of the poems, with a memoir of Miss Ella M. Baker. The poems are miscellaneous in subject, and the volume is one that will be much prized by the many admirers of this author. 12mo, vellum cloth, $1.25.

A new edition of =Soldier and Servant=, so widely popular, by ELLA M. BAKER, is now ready. Price, $1.25.

=IN THE KING'S GARDEN.= By JAMES BERRY BENSEL. A volume of poems by an author whose graceful and musical verses have been winning their way with the public during the past ten years, and are now for the first time brought together in book form. Price, $1.00.

=SOCIAL STUDIES IN ENGLAND.= By MRS. SARAH K. BOLTON. The talented author of this volume, during her residence in England had unusual opportunities for observing social conditions at present existing there, and has ably succeeded in reproducing her impressions in this volume.

=WIDE AWAKE. Vol. "U."= This latest bound volume of the prince of young folks' magazines marks another step in its steady upward movement. No annual approaches this in the wide range of practical and entertaining literature, or in the beauty of original illustrations. Its authors, artists and engravers include many of the most notable here and abroad.

=IN TIME OF NEED.= Compiled by E. W. S. A fine poem by W. F. SHERWIN forms the introduction to this volume of religious selections. The extracts are classified under such headings as "Actions," "Discouragement," "Peace," etc., and the whole forms a helpful companion for daily needs. 18mo, cloth, 50 cents.

=LIFE OF GEN. GRANT.= By E. E. BROWN. A carefully written life of the hero of Vicksburg, from his boyhood to his death at Mt. McGregor. Its style as well as its subject entitles this volume to a place among the most popular biographies of the time. 12mo. Price, $1.50.

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_PUBLISHED LATE IN DECEMBER._

=DECEMBER.= Edited by OSCAR FAY ADAMS. The first volume of the series "Through the Year with the Poets." It contains over a hundred poems by English and American writers which refer to December, the early winter, and the closing of the year. It includes in addition a table of contents, indexes of subjects and of first lines and a list of authors which contains much biographical data. Similar indexes will appear in each of the succeeding volumes of the series. Price, 75 cents.

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=CHILDREN OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY.= By ROSE G. KINGSLEY. In this book the accomplished daughter of Charles Kingsley has given in a way admirably designed to interest young people, an account of the royal and noble children buried in the famous Abbey. Price, $1.00.

=BOYS' HEROES.= By EDWARD EVERETT HALE. The characters of twelve famous men, of all time are in this book ably and picturesquely sketched. The information given concerning each is accurate and trustworthy, and the volume is one that cannot be spared from a boy's library. Price, $1.00.

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Transcriber's Notes:

Punctuation errors repaired.

Front advertising section, "For 10 Cents", "Samples" changed to "Sample" (Sampy copy and a set of)

Page 138, "bnried" changed to "buried" (his face buried in the)

Page 149, "disdianful" changed to "disdainful" (whispered, and sent disdainful)

Page 150, "too" changed to "to" (appealed to with a pleasant)

Page 150, "partie" changed to "parities" (nightgown to wear to parties)

Page 159, "where" changed to "were" (where stores were)

Page 159, "foom" changed to "from" (wood from the box)

Page 162, "thoHght" changed to "thought" (might be thought to be)

Page 165, "niether" changed to "neither" (neither go forward nor)

Page 5, advertisements, "Pepy's" changed to "Pepys'" (Mr. Pepys' Valentine)

Page 5, advertisements, "Tunrcoat" changed to "Turncoat" (A Revolutionary Turncoat)

Page 5, advertisements, "VI" changed to "IV." (IV. Some Italian Authors)

Page 5, advertisements, "By" changed to "by" (by Anna Katherine Greene)

End of Project Gutenberg's The Pansy Magazine, March 1886, by Various