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[Illustrations: 
Readers who are unable to use the fully illustrated html version of
this text may wish to view some individual images, located within the
“images” directory of the html file.  The major illustrations, all named
in the form “picXX.jpg”, are: 
  Front Cover pic01.jpg
  The Young Engineer 03
  Rigging and Rigs 06
  The North Avenue
     Archingtons 09
  Captain Clyde 11
  A Flock of Geese 14
  The Black Hound 15
  The Fierce Old Cat and
    the Clockwork Rat 18a, 18b, 18c ]

[Errata Noted by Transcriber: 

front advertising: 
  The Clarivoyant, how to become a medium.
    so in original:  Clairvoyant

  JAMES ELVERSON, Pubisher
    so in original:  Publisher

  25 Silk Fringe Envelope etc., Cards with
    number obscured:  could be 35 or 85

The North Avenue Archingtons
  ...Marie Smith scarcely deigns to speak to me any more...
    text reads scarely

Stories of School Life
  the third as Dreicke (three cornered)
    so in original:  Dreiecke ?

puzzle solutions: 
  R E T I L E S
    text reads RUTILES

testimonials: 
  ...ever finds the light through colums its.
    so in original:  ...its columns. ]