PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I. TREE-TOP CLUB HOUSES.
CHAPTER II. HUNTING WITHOUT A GUN. How to Capture and Trap Small Live Animals.
CHAPTER III. THE BACK-YARD ZOO.
CHAPTER IV. A BACK-YARD FISH-POND.
CHAPTER V. PIGEON-LOFTS AND BANTAM-COOPS.
CHAPTER VI. HOW TO MAKE A BACK-YARD AVIARY.
CHAPTER VII. A BOY'S BACK-YARD WORKSHOP. How to make Buildings Plumb and Level.
CHAPTER VIII. HOW TO BUILD AN UNDERGROUND CLUB-HOUSE.
CHAPTER IX. A BOYS' CLUB-HOUSE ON THE WATER.
CHAPTER X. HOW TO HAVE FUN AT A PICNIC.
CHAPTER XI. HOW TO BUILD AND HOW TO FURNISH A DANIEL BOONE CABIN.
CHAPTER XII. A FLAT-BOATMAN'S HORN.
CHAPTER XIII. THE AMERICAN BOY'S HOUSE-BOAT.
CHAPTER XIV. A BACK-YARD SWITCHBACK.
CHAPTER XV. HOW TO BUILD A TOBOGGAN-SLIDE IN THE BACK-YARD.
CHAPTER XVI. A HOME-MADE CIRCUS.
CHAPTER XVII. GOOD GAMES WITH TOOTHPICKS AND MATCHES.
CHAPTER XVIII. FUN WITH SCISSORS AND PASTEBOARD AND PAPER.
CHAPTER XIX. HOW TO PREPARE AND GIVE A BOYS' CHALK-TALK.
CHAPTER XX. A CHRISTMAS NOVELTY FOR BOYS. How to Build and Decorate a Fireplace for Santa Claus.
CHAPTER XXI. HOW TO MAKE TWO BOYS INTO ONE SANTA CLAUS.
CHAPTER XXII. A CIRCUS IN THE ATTIC. How to Make the Horses and
CHAPTER XXIII. A BOYS' STAG-PARTY
CHAPTER XXIV. A WILD WEST SHOW IN THE HOUSE.
CHAPTER XXV. HOW TO HAVE A PANORAMA SHOW.
INDEX
Transcriber's Notes:
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