Contains 37 stories:

The 30,000 dollars bequest --
A dog's tale --
Was it heaven? or hell? --
The Californian's tale --
A helpless situation --
A telephonic conversation --
Edward Mills and George Benton: a tale --
Saint Joan of Arc --
The five boons of life --
The first writing-machines --
Italian without a master --
Italian with grammar --
A burlesque biography --
General Washington's negro body-servant --
Wit inspirations of the "two-year-olds" --
An entertaining article --
A letter to the Secretary of the Treasury --
Amended obituaries --
A monument to Adam --
A humane word from Satan --
Introduction to "The new guide of the conversation in Portuguese and English --
Advice to little girls --
Post-mortem poetry --
A deception --
The danger of lying in bed --
Portrait of King William III --
Does the race of man love a lord? --
Eve's diary --
The invalid's story --
The captain's story --
Mark Twain: a biographical sketch --
In memoriam --
The belated Russian passport --
Two little tales.
Diplomatic pay and clothes --
Extracts from Adam's Diary --
The death disk --
A double-barreled detective story.