The stories published in this little volume have been issued from time to time in the Philadelphia _Times_, and it is at the request of many readers that they now greet the world in more enduring form. They have been written as occasion suggested, during several years; and they commemorate to me many of the friends I have known and loved in the animal world. "Shep" and "Dr. Jim," "Abdallah" and "Brownie," "Little Dryad" and "Peek-a-Boo." I have been fast friends with every one, and have watched them with such loving interest that I knew all their ways and could almost read their thoughts. I send them on to other lovers of dumb animals, hoping that the stories of these friends of mine will carry pleasure to young and old. * * * * * =WILLIAM BEVERLEY HARISON,= =3 & 5 West 18th Street.= * * * * * _Subscribers going out of town will please notify us as early as possible of proposed change of address, in order to save delay in receipt of magazines_ _THE GREAT ROUND WORLD_ * * * * * =S.T.A. Vertical Writing Pens= [Illustration] =PRICES:= =Per Gross, $1.00; Per Dozen= (samples), =10 Cents= Vertical writing demands a commercial pen. The "S.T.A." pens are strictly a commercial pen, made after the famous models designed by John Jackson, originator of the -------_System of Upright Writing._------ The desirability of teaching children, boys especially, to write with such a pen as they will use in after life will be recognized by every good teacher. _Introduced into the Schools of Denver, Colo., and elsewhere._ * * * * * =LIBRARIANS= will please note that the subscription price of THE GREAT ROUND WORLD--to libraries--is $1.75 per year. * * * * * A Good Agent Wanted In Every Town for "The Great Round World" * * * * * =PREMIUM LIST= In connection with our offer of any BICYCLE you wish for 100 new subscriptions, we have prepared a =Premium Catalogue= This contains a list of selected articles which will be given to those who may obtain a smaller number of subscriptions * * * * * Those who fail to secure the necessary number for the bicycle may make selection from this catalogue. * * * * * =Copy mailed on receipt of 5c.= * * * * * =THE GREAT ROUND WORLD= =3 & 5 West 18th St, New York City=