ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
CKNOWLEDGMENTS for the use of copyright matter are made
lishers and authors as follows:
o T. Y. Crowell & Co., publishers, for the selection entit
anklin and the Kite" from "Historic Americans," by Elbridg
Oks; to Rev. Minot J. Savage for his verses entitled "Learner
e publishers of The Week's Current for the selection entitled "
e of Washington"; to John Barlow for the selection, "Track
Snow"; to William E. Curtis for the story, "Sandy, the G
aritan"; to D. C. Heath & Co. and to Miss Grace Kupfer, p
rs and author, for the selection, "The Gods of Ancient Greec
. Appleton & Co., publishers of "Bog Myrtle and Peat," for
act entitled "Jaikie's Flower Garden"; to Bobbs-Merrill C
for "A Song" by James Whitcomb Riley; to Charles Scribn
for the selections from the works of Frank R. Stockton, H.
er, J. G. Holland, and Henrietta Christian Wright; to Floyd
for his poem entitled Pluck"; to the publishers of Suc
-zine for the selection, "Thankfulness."
e selections from Longfellow, Hawthorne, Holmes, Lucy I
Celia Thaxter, John Burroughs, Stedman, Margaret Dela
Nora Perry are used by permission of, and special arrangem
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., the authorized publishers of the wo
Ose authors.
pecial acknowledgments are extended to Miss Frances Lil
or, of Galesburg, Illinois, and to Mr. W. J. Button of Chica
uch assistance in the selection of the material contained in t