The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-30
R LITERATURE.

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Moral education is everywhere ackDowl-
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Somebody's Neighbors" is the title Civ en-
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the Devil" "~Amandar." Uncle josh"
POLL ~Jennings's Hair and MRS. Flint's
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MAN and the State" q volume of gener-
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Records of Tennyson. Ruskinl an d
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Little Arthur's History Of Romc.D by
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Children. their Models and Critlcan by