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Excerpt from Sock SongsThere is a species of newspaper contest, seldom met with in New York, the object of which is to advertise the paper and swell its circulation. You cut out cou pons and vote them; the recipient of the largest vote receives an automobile, or (in other days) a trip to Europe. The Sun had no ulterior axe to grind. With Miss Merrick, the contest's inventor, it thought solely to stimulate patriotic knitting. The original intention was to call forth jingles which might be tucked in with socks to go overseas.The conditions were simple - Open to everybody and to any sort of verse, provided the entry did not exceed ten lines. The weekly prizes were $5 worth, $3 worth, and $1 worth of wool, and beside the three winning Sock Songs, ten others of honorable mention were printed every Sunday. This is a book of the lucky thirteen a-week. Prize Songs are marked by asterisks, one for a first prize, two for a second, and so on. The arrangement herein is alphabetical by authors' names.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Clay Allison of the Washita: First a Cow Man and Then an Extinguisher of Bad Man, Recollections of Colorado, New Mexico and the Texas PanhandleAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Little is known about the origin of The Basket of Flowers, except that it is translated from the French by someone known only as J.H. St. A. The value of this excellent volume lies in its content, which is thoroughly God-honoring and scriptural. The story centers on a gardener named James and his young daughter Mary. Their simple, joyful life is interrupted when Mary is accused of theft. During the trial, Mary maintains her innocence and tells the truth, in spite of great pressure. But Mary and her father are convicted as thief and accomplice and begin their sentence for their crime. Throughout their sentence, James encourages Mary with lessons from nature about the gospel of Jesus Christ and continues to prepare her for what is to come. A well-written book and an encouraging tale for all readers.

New cover and typeset edition of one of our finest children's stories, reprinted from the 19th century. Few children's books speak frankly with them about their own sinful nature and inclinations; or their tendency to judge harshly those who sin in ways that they do not believe themselves capable of. There may be no children's story ever published which displays these points better than this one -- and also persuading children how sin is like the tough roots of weeds, which must be pulled out of their hold in the soil, before they by degrees take over the entire field of our hearts.

Excerpt from Remarkable Story of Chicken LittleWell, Chicken Little was running about in a gentleman's garden, Where she had no business to be she ran under a rose-bush, and a leaf fell on her tail; so she was dreadfully frightened, and ran away.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from David Bushnell and His American TurtleSir cried the youth in response to the call, and pausing as nearly as he could, and at the same time keep his feet from sinking into the marshy soil.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.