The Children's Eight-Page Weekly stands for great, sound principles of goodness and truth, and instils them, by simple lessons and stories, into the minds of its little readers. Uplifting and helpful in the home. We unreservedly recommend it to our readers for their children or their little friends and neighbors. A real treat for them.
The following is a partial summary of the contents for 1912:
Little Missionaries. By a great, big, grown-up boy, Mr. Earle A. Rowell, who says he wants the little readers to know what it means to be real missionaries. He is going to write about some little missionaries he knows who went to a foreign land—all about their trip, and what they did there.
The Log Cabin People. Who are they? How do they live? By Mr. A. W. Spaulding, who has lived and worked among them.
Confidential Talks with Boys and Girls About Themselves. By Aunt Ruth, who loves the children and appreciates their needs. At the "Children's Hour" she will give some interesting talks to the children about the care of their bodies and various other things they ought to know.
OUR LITTLE FRIEND. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU!
Children of the Bible. Stories about the children of the Bible. Have you ever thought about them? How many were there? What did they do? By Mrs. L. E. Leavett, who has recently written the little stories about "The Willing Heart and Hand Society."
The Great Outdoors and Some of Its Delights and Wonders. By Clare M. Hodges. Interesting stories about outdoor life and what it should mean to us.
Our Feathered Friends. Birds of field and forest, wild and domestic, fierce and friendly.
Dumb Creatures of the World. Stories about many of the four-footed animals, their homes and their ways.
What a Boy Can Do. By Kadmiel. Interesting experiments that boys can try, such as,—Fun with Old Batteries, An Electric Magnet, Secret of a Good Kite, Mystery of the Sailboat, A Sun-dial for Any Place, A Fireless Cooker for Sister, How to Make a Windmill, A Water-wheel, A Fly-trap, A Pitfall for Mice, etc.
What a Girl Can Do. Interesting experiments for girls. Useful things they can make, including some things they can sell for missionary money.
Modern Missionaries. By some of the King's messengers. What is being done in the great field of missionary work.
Happy Sabbath Days and How to Make Them. How to make the Sabbath day, which sometimes seems long and tiresome to the little folks, a day so full of interest that they will look forward to it all through the week.
Editor's Chats on That Long, Beautiful Word En-deav-or. Talks that will help us grow up to be strong, useful men and women.
That Rainy Day and How I Spent It. Ways in which rainy days may be made full of indoor sunshine for the little folks.
Hurrah for Vacation! By a Real Boy. How to really and truly enjoy a vacation.
Our Bulletin Board. Little notes about things going on in the world that will be of interest to our little readers. Published every now and then.
A Few Efforts from the Church School Children. Little stories written by the children themselves and selected by the teacher for publication. Pictures, Poems, Lessons, Bible Band, S. P. C. A., Mothers' Helpers, Puzzles, etc.
A Missionary Number, in the spring.
A Temperance Number for the children.
A Prep-a-ra-tion for the Harvest In-gath-ering Number, sometime after the summer vacation, with a short program for a children's missionary meeting.
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Commence subscription with the large double Holiday Number in colors.
A postal to the publishers will bring you sample copies.
