doubleday, page & company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:

g. p. putnam's sons, new york and london, for permission to use "the five queer brothers," "the two melons" and "what the birds said," from "chinese nights' entertainment," by adele m. fielde; "the lac of rupees," from "indian fairy tales," by joseph jacobs; "the sea-maiden," from "celtic fairy tales," by joseph jacobs; "the black horse" and "the farmer of liddesdale," from "more celtic fairy tales," by joseph jacobs; and "the buried moon," from "more english fairy tales," by joseph jacobs.

t. y. crowell & company, new york, for permission to use "the grateful crane" from "the fire-fly's lovers," by william elliot griffis.

joseph mcdonough, albany, for permission to use "little surya bai," "the jackal, the barber and the brahmin," "truth's triumph," "the raksha's palace," and "panch-phul ranee," from "old deccan days," by m. frere.

charles scribner's sons, new york, for permission to use "the deserter," "steelpacha" and "the watch-tower between earth and heaven," from "the russian grandmother's wonder tales," by l. s. houghton.

macmillan & company, london, for permission to use "the grateful foxes" and "the badger's money," from "tales of old japan," by a. b. mitford.

the review of reviews company, london, for permission to use "the feast of lanterns" and "the lake of gems," from "books for the bairns," edited by w. t. stead.

we also wish to express our appreciation to mr. seumas macmanus for the use of his stories, "the amadan of the dough," "hookedy-crookedy," "billy beg and the bull," and "the queen of the golden mines," from "donegal fairy stories," and "in chimney corners," published by us.