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The article presents information on the making of blue print paper and its uses. It is used for a photographic outing and is cheap. The materials can be carried dry and made up by mixing with water. Any unglazed paper like the photographic paper can be used for the solution which is considered the best. Letter-paper may be sensitized and all parts of the paper are to be covered which it has been applied while printing. It is washed after printing and the superfluous moisture is blotted off.

The article offers information concerning the various processes used for photography particularly the blue-print paper. This quality of paper is not the only one which recommends it similar to the beginner and the advanced amateur and it does not need any manipulation after printing except washing in clear water. Professor Frank S. Whitney discusses the mounting of prints made on Omega paper without removing the gloss.

The article offers information on how to fix paper money so that it can be examined without having to take it out of envelopes.

The short story "Voyage of the Paper Dolls," by Matthew White Jun is presented.

The article offers step-by-step instruction for making a five-pointed star paper mache.

The article offers information on photographic printing and toning. It is reported that gelatine papers are now used in place of albumen paper because it prints quickly and tones easily. It is informed that many different tones can be obtained in the same bath with albumen paper. It is informed that real gold tones can be obtained when toning and fixing bath are prepared separately.

The article presents the view of the author regarding the first draughts of bills in the U.S. According to the author, the first draughts of bills are prepared on type-writers an is introduced into congress and is referred to the committee in charge of the business to which it is related. The author also mentions that only a small fraction of the bills reach the pamphlet stage are passed and become laws.

The article discusses a practical affair for girls and young women in the U.S. when it comes to writing letters to families, friends, and schoolmates. It notes that thick white note-paper with no lines is the approved style for young women while little girls may consider using the pretty Brownie paper or other note-paper with a dainty device in the corner. It recommends the use of black ink and a good pen, steel, or gold and to keep the pen in good shape.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to the short story "Brave Swiss Boy," about the answers to a letter puzzle, and the picture of "The Tournament."

The article presents questions and answers related to broken photographic negatives which include remedies for a negative that turns yellow, the duration of negatives and prints should be washed in running water, and the best solution for fixing plates.

A personal narrative is presented in which the author describes is experience of playing wiggles with his family.

The article discusses the comparison of the quantity of news consumed by a Frenchman and Englishman in 1819. A writer of the "Edinburgh Review" indicates that thirty-four thousand papers are dispatched everyday from Paris to the departments. It mentions that the circulation and number of country papers in England are greater compared to France, but they increase the proportion of readers in England to approximately 25 to one.

The article solicits contributors to the book's best short story, poem, or sketch writing, and also encourages them to join the Sports and Science club.

The article discusses the redevelopment of an overexposed and underdeveloped negative films using strengthening or intensifying. It reveals that the process has been done because a satisfactory print cannot be made from such a negative, as the film allows the light to reach all parts of the paper, and the print when toned is a dull slaty gray. In addition, another formula for intensifying is one which can be used as the plates have been developed and fixed, and gives strength to the negatives.

The article offers information on cross-country running as a branch of sport that receives the least attention from school and colleges in the U.S. It states the two kinds of cross-country running which are the paper-chase and the club run over a fixed course. It mentions that there are two hares and two whips in the paper-chase, while, in the club run, it is more of a race among individuals.

The article presents suggestions to girls about enhanching the art of reading.

The article presents an game in which one has to turn photographs of an old woman into the Duke of Wellington, and that of a rough-looking man with a broken nose into Napoleon III, by tracing the heads on a piece of paper, cutting them, and placing them so that their shadows fall on the paper.

Several letters to the editors are presented in which a sender expresses thanks to the "Young People" magazine giveaways, a reader who commends the journal's contents, and a sender who solicits an idea about a pet pigeon.

Several letters to the editor are presented including one that considers "Harper's Young People" the best paper published, another hoping for Indian stories, and one on commending the book for printing stories that can be understood by a little boy.

The article presents the short story "How to Make a Herbarium," by Caroline A. Creevey.

The article focuses on U.S. stamps and coins and their respective collectors.

The article discusses how to take picture of clouds. It states that the most common approach in taking picture of clouds is to take two pictures, one exposed for the sky, and the other for the landscape, and print from both negatives. In printing, print the sky first, covering the part of the sensitive paper on which the landscape is to be printed. It relates that pictures of clouds are made by holding the negative over the flame of a candle and letting the glass become covered with lamp-black.

The article presents the short story "Misfits."

The article presents replies from the publication "Harper's Young People" for their young contributors including George S. Vail, Chester B. Fernald, and G. A. Page.

The article offers information on the construction of the globe by agricultural laborer James Ferguson. It mentions that he carried about his clocks and his globe and started to have some money by cleaning clocks. He became a lecturer of science, and in association with his pursuits, was also a maker of globe. It states that his name might be seen in old globed connected with that of Senex.

Several letters to the editor are presented related to the paper "Harper's Young People" and in response to articles in previous issues including the recipe for candy of R. C. W. and a recipe for cake by Bessie L. S. in the No. 28 issue of the paper, and insights of letter senders regarding the paper.