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Notes

Only literary material by Australian authors individually indexed.

Other material in this issue includes:
- Poetry: 'Mid Leaves And Flowers' by Ellis Walton, in the Children's Hour, S.A., with illus., 144; 'The Fairy Folk' by William Allingham (1824-89), 147-148; 'The Wood-Cutter's Daughters' (continued) by The Brothers Grimm (q.v.), with illus.of 'A Hut In The Forest, Gippsland', 148-150; 'Goldenrod' (Anonymous), 154; 'The Scarecrow' by American poet Celia Thaxter (1836-94), 156-157; 'A Spring Morning' by English poet Robert Browning (q.v.) (1812-89), 159.
- Prose: 'A Chestnut Burr' (unattributed), with illus., 150-151; 'Observation' by Colton, with illus., 157-159.
- Natural History: 'How The Beans Came Up' F.E. Mann, in The Woman's Journal (adapted), 151-154.
- Moral Instruction: 'A Dog Teaches Temperance' from The Commonwealth School Reader, with illus., 154-156; 'The Follis Milkmaid: A Fable' (unattributed), 159.
- Music: 'A Canadian Boat Song' by Thomas Moore, 160.
- Notices: 'Notice' (unattributed), 159.
Preceding or following each piece is a short glossary of the longer words, as well as notes about people and places mentioned and comments on the metre of poetry.